1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MIAMI COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 678 771 Land in farms ..................acres.. 197 198 188 843 Average size of farm .......acres.. 291 245 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 551 451 337 370 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 926 1 320 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 925 63 407 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 75 10 to 49 acres ...................... 146 159 50 to 179 acres ..................... 209 226 180 to 499 acres .................... 161 187 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 639 718 acres.. 175 108 169 587 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 588 678 acres.. 165 003 154 087 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 23 acres.. 1 867 2 806 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 74 763 64 642 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 270 83 842 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 686 32 396 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 077 32 246 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 106 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 103 131 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 107 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 83 $100,000 or more .................... 185 182 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 182 52 461 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 814 68 043 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 348 415 Other ............................... 330 356 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 374 412 200 days or more ................... 289 298 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 243 263 number.. 14 578 15 322 Beef cows ..................farms.. 139 132 number.. 2 074 1 820 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 46 number.. 2 547 2 855 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 236 261 number.. 15 925 18 018 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 107 209 number.. 99 543 107 813 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 108 221 number.. 182 078 182 818 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 31 number.. 808 784 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 17 number.. (D) 624 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. 260 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 442 540 acres.. 73 862 73 457 bushels.. 9 579 147 9 745 953 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 41 66 acres.. 2 655 2 698 tons, green.. 49 363 46 379 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 125 151 acres.. 5 706 4 738 bushels.. 325 933 211 782 Oats for grain................farms.. 15 22 acres.. 209 378 bushels.. 13 192 22 417 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 452 523 acres.. 76 551 67 398 bushels.. 3 493 602 2 924 656 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 221 246 acres.. 7 456 7 838 tons, dry.. 19 607 23 566 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 4 acres.. 11 8 @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.