1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARION COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 225 276 Land in farms ..................acres.. 29 034 38 783 Average size of farm .......acres.. 129 141 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 679 205 406 518 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 369 2 636 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 681 52 507 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 64 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 111 50 to 179 acres ..................... 46 56 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 194 237 acres.. 24 102 34 281 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 168 217 acres.. 21 822 30 923 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 39 acres.. 263 370 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 681 20 709 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 247 75 034 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 435 14 104 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 245 6 606 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 75 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 14 $100,000 or more .................... 40 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 298 15 055 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 223 54 943 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 91 125 Other ............................... 134 151 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 125 145 200 days or more ................... 88 108 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 42 70 number.. 965 2 214 Beef cows ..................farms.. 24 53 number.. 297 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 3 number.. 90 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 43 70 number.. 590 1 014 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 14 number.. 764 7 513 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 18 number.. 1 636 13 850 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 11 number.. 312 313 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 428 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 64 93 acres.. 9 248 13 692 bushels.. 1 095 409 1 883 188 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 10 acres.. 164 411 tons, green.. 2 230 8 530 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 34 acres.. 491 1 328 bushels.. 26 856 61 721 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 27 bushels.. 0 1 643 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 59 103 acres.. 9 482 13 774 bushels.. 379 779 543 969 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 63 71 acres.. 1 357 1 430 tons, dry.. 3 473 2 940 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 17 26 acres.. 487 466 @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.