1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARSHALL COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 865 956 Land in farms ..................acres.. 201 637 219 402 Average size of farm .......acres.. 233 230 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 439 129 259 993 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 992 1 098 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 362 55 557 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 77 90 10 to 49 acres ...................... 199 202 50 to 179 acres ..................... 320 344 180 to 499 acres .................... 166 194 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 80 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 794 895 acres.. 176 837 194 694 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 716 827 acres.. 160 601 174 005 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 40 acres.. 4 662 7 006 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 187 58 118 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 892 60 793 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 252 34 072 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 935 24 046 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 197 162 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 124 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 153 155 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 105 116 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 104 120 $100,000 or more .................... 164 176 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 444 44 713 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 381 46 673 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 405 500 Other ............................... 460 456 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 506 530 200 days or more ................... 381 376 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 313 362 number.. 15 452 20 384 Beef cows ..................farms.. 148 140 number.. 2 350 2 522 Milk cows ..................farms.. 81 113 number.. 4 589 6 155 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 284 355 number.. 6 602 10 037 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 89 160 number.. 15 124 38 250 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 90 169 number.. 30 826 64 954 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 45 number.. 1 708 1 908 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 42 number.. (D) 73 308 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 10 number.. (D) 1 055 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 540 632 acres.. 84 829 92 307 bushels.. 10 473 157 11 086 681 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 86 115 acres.. 3 092 3 840 tons, green.. 48 174 61 897 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 145 166 acres.. 5 158 5 259 bushels.. 275 315 224 983 Oats for grain................farms.. 44 63 acres.. 627 841 bushels.. 35 656 55 806 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 454 581 acres.. 55 686 60 840 bushels.. 2 380 064 2 281 249 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 331 373 acres.. 10 776 14 156 tons, dry.. 33 925 43 854 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 21 acres.. 45 168 @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.