1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONROE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 473 508 Land in farms ..................acres.. 62 149 59 282 Average size of farm .......acres.. 131 117 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 295 504 178 717 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 344 1 731 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 404 19 165 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 132 138 50 to 179 acres ..................... 226 255 180 to 499 acres .................... 63 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 425 455 acres.. 36 214 34 325 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 362 400 acres.. 22 807 20 576 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 11 acres.. 91 118 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 406 10 275 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 771 20 227 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 915 2 902 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 490 7 374 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 176 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 96 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 106 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 10 $100,000 or more .................... 21 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 550 7 041 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 895 13 860 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 166 185 Other ............................... 307 323 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 314 324 200 days or more ................... 235 239 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 275 323 number.. 10 717 9 819 Beef cows ..................farms.. 232 279 number.. 5 329 4 459 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 14 number.. 354 480 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 268 321 number.. 6 028 4 817 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 45 number.. 279 2 665 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 50 number.. 1 049 5 925 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 21 number.. 308 327 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 16 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.. 93 138 acres.. 6 047 5 744 bushels.. 588 191 734 607 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 18 acres.. 370 341 tons, green.. 5 746 5 798 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 18 acres.. 439 453 bushels.. 19 971 17 879 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 10 acres.. 78 131 bushels.. 3 400 6 063 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 73 80 acres.. 5 228 3 559 bushels.. 203 068 114 836 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 310 342 acres.. 11 487 10 710 tons, dry.. 26 898 20 451 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 9 acres.. 7 18 @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.