1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARTIN COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 335 375 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 105 71 596 Average size of farm .......acres.. 209 191 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 316 036 195 235 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 421 970 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 375 40 484 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 83 50 to 179 acres ..................... 125 145 180 to 499 acres .................... 82 85 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 302 320 acres.. 46 451 45 506 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 262 277 acres.. 35 897 31 723 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 997 28 472 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 632 75 926 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 384 5 101 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 613 23 371 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 21 $100,000 or more .................... 49 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 446 23 030 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 018 61 579 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 143 155 Other ............................... 192 220 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 194 234 200 days or more ................... 151 179 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 218 246 number.. 8 017 9 578 Beef cows ..................farms.. 178 203 number.. 3 502 3 758 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 21 number.. 166 186 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 208 225 number.. 4 481 6 027 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 113 number.. 24 716 43 316 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 116 number.. 46 433 92 346 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 8 number.. 75 128 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 17 number.. (D) 274 716 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 120 158 acres.. 16 105 16 071 bushels.. 1 328 087 2 284 775 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 22 acres.. 322 502 tons, green.. 5 276 8 305 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 31 44 acres.. 2 165 1 757 bushels.. 102 654 69 567 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 84 73 acres.. 12 623 8 695 bushels.. 446 583 339 091 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 204 217 acres.. 6 838 6 385 tons, dry.. 13 320 11 547 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 2 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.