1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OHIO COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 252 267 Land in farms ..................acres.. 29 880 32 318 Average size of farm .......acres.. 119 121 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 235 744 131 652 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 118 1 175 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 371 21 447 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 147 151 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 35 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 241 259 acres.. 15 949 17 930 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 229 245 acres.. 9 358 10 216 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 8 acres.. 390 15 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 764 4 396 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 935 16 465 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 702 2 661 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 062 1 735 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 3 $100,000 or more .................... 5 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 217 3 526 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 765 13 208 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 78 103 Other ............................... 174 164 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 165 170 200 days or more ................... 125 124 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 150 152 number.. 3 327 4 574 Beef cows ..................farms.. 133 140 number.. 1 712 2 194 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 4 number.. 135 140 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 128 140 number.. 1 671 2 282 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 19 number.. (D) 3 042 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 20 number.. 2 122 5 761 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 6 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.. 28 60 acres.. 2 066 3 075 bushels.. 170 353 385 578 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 5 acres.. 113 197 tons, green.. 1 578 2 760 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 11 acres.. 110 305 bushels.. (D) 13 628 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 17 27 acres.. 1 704 1 955 bushels.. 74 464 75 121 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 176 156 acres.. 5 071 4 361 tons, dry.. 10 759 7 839 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 2 acres.. 17 (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.