1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MORGAN COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 601 647 Land in farms ..................acres.. 133 958 139 523 Average size of farm .......acres.. 223 216 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 556 216 311 038 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 567 1 437 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 159 44 135 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 205 195 50 to 179 acres ..................... 194 240 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 89 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 545 589 acres.. 110 972 114 588 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 481 529 acres.. 101 157 101 624 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 8 acres.. 35 63 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 315 30 545 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 096 47 210 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 170 22 460 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 145 8 085 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 184 177 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 98 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 47 $100,000 or more .................... 84 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 078 24 445 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 062 37 782 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 251 298 Other ............................... 350 349 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 384 371 200 days or more ................... 280 271 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 279 297 number.. 9 063 10 904 Beef cows ..................farms.. 220 260 number.. 3 724 4 744 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 11 number.. 256 316 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 252 263 number.. 4 373 5 768 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 79 number.. 10 515 16 850 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 51 85 number.. 21 492 32 804 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 34 number.. 927 1 036 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 16 number.. 283 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 275 319 acres.. 50 799 51 808 bushels.. 6 149 122 7 608 943 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 12 acres.. 186 337 tons, green.. 2 970 7 435 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 72 102 acres.. 3 969 4 501 bushels.. 184 452 219 010 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 7 acres.. 49 198 bushels.. 2 244 8 220 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 238 293 acres.. 39 978 38 707 bushels.. 1 780 192 1 571 748 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 282 286 acres.. 7 085 8 145 tons, dry.. 18 648 18 452 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 20 11 acres.. 221 108 @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.