1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAWRENCE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 875 849 Land in farms ..................acres.. 170 811 158 788 Average size of farm .......acres.. 195 187 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 257 659 154 213 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 478 924 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 641 31 272 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 205 186 50 to 179 acres ..................... 390 381 180 to 499 acres .................... 184 178 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 779 771 acres.. 100 355 94 715 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 661 662 acres.. 64 725 54 883 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 5 acres.. 2 968 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 317 17 167 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 506 20 220 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 414 7 231 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 903 9 936 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 287 259 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 146 152 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 164 141 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 137 156 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 45 $100,000 or more .................... 37 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 308 15 300 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 209 17 979 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 296 306 Other ............................... 579 543 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 585 542 200 days or more ................... 456 407 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 582 591 number.. 27 336 26 499 Beef cows ..................farms.. 498 509 number.. 13 425 12 716 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 27 number.. 741 825 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 563 573 number.. 20 912 14 197 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 89 number.. 4 218 13 385 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 87 number.. 7 852 24 361 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 22 number.. 190 272 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 28 number.. 355 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 210 288 acres.. 18 610 20 865 bushels.. 1 729 070 2 545 956 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 37 37 acres.. 1 056 702 tons, green.. 14 125 11 297 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 51 60 acres.. 2 538 2 049 bushels.. 112 692 82 792 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 13 acres.. 133 168 bushels.. 7 000 8 402 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 165 171 acres.. 20 293 10 541 bushels.. 723 627 377 669 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 572 533 acres.. 24 104 21 857 tons, dry.. 61 233 52 297 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 10 acres.. 28 (D) @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.