1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BLACKFORD COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 303 273 Land in farms ..................acres.. 85 958 87 329 Average size of farm .......acres.. 284 320 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 475 311 303 323 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 839 979 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 979 54 681 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 95 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 97 102 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 279 256 acres.. 76 593 78 919 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 227 241 acres.. 69 696 70 367 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 295 22 696 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 481 83 135 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 317 14 765 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 978 7 931 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 26 $100,000 or more .................... 60 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 207 18 246 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 389 66 833 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 128 126 Other ............................... 175 147 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 187 168 200 days or more ................... 144 131 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 54 59 number.. 1 769 2 039 Beef cows ..................farms.. 34 39 number.. (D) 540 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 146 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 56 56 number.. 1 003 1 093 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 49 number.. 33 458 30 690 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 51 number.. 60 437 72 165 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 18 number.. 217 243 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 159 159 acres.. 28 065 27 910 bushels.. 3 450 962 3 645 970 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 8 acres.. 84 205 tons, green.. 1 000 3 760 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 54 67 acres.. 3 207 2 944 bushels.. 164 802 110 190 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 11 acres.. 63 207 bushels.. 4 350 11 856 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 176 207 acres.. 38 889 39 552 bushels.. 1 577 874 1 590 553 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 67 59 acres.. 1 402 1 177 tons, dry.. 4 200 3 856 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 4 acres.. (D) (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.