1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NEWTON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 381 390 Land in farms ..................acres.. 207 315 206 885 Average size of farm .......acres.. 544 530 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 055 528 690 687 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 946 1 339 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 932 107 630 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 82 180 to 499 acres .................... 83 80 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 93 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 65 Total cropland .................farms.. 353 354 acres.. 192 801 192 439 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 340 348 acres.. 184 854 180 048 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 19 acres.. 7 324 6 386 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 84 301 66 862 Average per farm .........dollars.. 221 262 171 441 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 57 660 43 794 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 641 23 069 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 38 17 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 54 $100,000 or more .................... 171 170 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 869 49 516 Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 872 126 318 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 240 278 Other ............................... 141 112 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 182 176 200 days or more ................... 103 89 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 90 119 number.. 3 660 8 698 Beef cows ..................farms.. 79 99 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 88 120 number.. 1 890 5 406 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 56 number.. 22 013 29 267 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 63 number.. 40 973 55 783 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 22 number.. 293 419 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 305 318 acres.. 106 200 107 819 bushels.. 13 665 526 15 070 399 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 15 acres.. 539 379 tons, green.. 7 382 6 270 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 8 acres.. 1 560 486 bushels.. 90 608 12 732 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 24 acres.. 163 299 bushels.. 12 396 24 531 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 278 302 acres.. 74 694 68 762 bushels.. 3 330 517 2 972 418 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 69 81 acres.. 1 423 1 632 tons, dry.. 4 185 4 319 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 11 acres.. 384 687 @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.