1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MADISON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 738 848 Land in farms ..................acres.. 223 751 223 328 Average size of farm .......acres.. 303 263 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 744 224 429 855 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 423 1 696 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 399 64 862 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 89 10 to 49 acres ...................... 214 249 50 to 179 acres ..................... 198 229 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 137 500 to 999 acres .................... 84 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 58 Total cropland .................farms.. 693 790 acres.. 208 843 207 382 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 654 750 acres.. 202 098 195 829 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 12 acres.. 936 443 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 512 65 728 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 030 77 510 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 68 248 53 215 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 264 12 513 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 110 156 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 109 120 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 118 137 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 84 $100,000 or more .................... 183 173 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 411 51 792 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 082 61 148 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 359 426 Other ............................... 379 422 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 410 452 200 days or more ................... 292 333 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 213 249 number.. 6 485 9 366 Beef cows ..................farms.. 154 186 number.. 2 299 2 783 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 15 number.. 104 619 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 202 226 number.. 4 956 7 343 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 63 110 number.. 26 111 37 066 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 71 118 number.. 47 351 67 797 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 32 number.. 785 931 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 27 number.. 543 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 471 554 acres.. 95 169 93 706 bushels.. 12 384 287 13 713 245 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 28 acres.. 478 854 tons, green.. 6 285 17 355 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 117 162 acres.. 5 232 5 810 bushels.. 317 658 318 301 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 28 acres.. 130 316 bushels.. 9 236 21 452 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 476 523 acres.. 97 000 90 393 bushels.. 4 595 354 3 871 623 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 218 228 acres.. 3 884 4 253 tons, dry.. 10 770 10 985 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 22 acres.. 1 220 1 617 @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.