1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ORANGE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 531 524 Land in farms ..................acres.. 123 343 116 068 Average size of farm .......acres.. 232 222 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 262 223 185 018 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 288 842 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 644 32 462 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 97 81 50 to 179 acres ..................... 227 230 180 to 499 acres .................... 124 136 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 491 493 acres.. 77 911 74 843 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 410 438 acres.. 54 994 47 342 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 143 19 953 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 700 38 078 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 783 7 054 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 360 12 899 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 188 145 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 100 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 30 $100,000 or more .................... 42 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 636 18 166 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 097 34 734 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 226 224 Other ............................... 305 300 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 321 307 200 days or more ................... 217 213 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 311 324 number.. 12 965 13 016 Beef cows ..................farms.. 257 273 number.. 5 644 5 605 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 20 number.. 713 883 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 289 305 number.. 6 561 5 816 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 85 number.. 16 330 23 844 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 87 number.. 36 696 44 789 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 23 number.. 262 485 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 19 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.. 148 194 acres.. 22 017 23 182 bushels.. 1 828 735 3 044 933 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 12 acres.. 686 427 tons, green.. 11 155 6 453 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 34 40 acres.. 3 719 2 032 bushels.. 199 457 87 720 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 7 acres.. 75 57 bushels.. 4 590 5 592 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 126 115 acres.. 17 977 10 815 bushels.. 681 285 416 242 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 325 322 acres.. 12 170 12 267 tons, dry.. 26 687 26 469 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 11 acres.. 11 27 @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.