1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOONE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 611 711 Land in farms ..................acres.. 228 328 223 429 Average size of farm .......acres.. 374 314 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 912 026 580 331 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 519 1 809 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 988 63 998 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 62 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 143 162 50 to 179 acres ..................... 138 173 180 to 499 acres .................... 113 134 500 to 999 acres .................... 92 96 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 58 Total cropland .................farms.. 556 640 acres.. 212 137 209 085 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 515 602 acres.. 206 132 197 642 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 11 acres.. (D) 26 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 81 519 72 814 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 419 102 411 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 315 49 053 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 204 23 762 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 96 106 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 79 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 82 $100,000 or more .................... 191 200 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 60 028 55 917 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 406 78 756 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 327 372 Other ............................... 284 339 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 346 400 200 days or more ................... 234 277 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 186 221 number.. 6 292 7 636 Beef cows ..................farms.. 152 153 number.. 2 303 2 559 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 15 number.. 316 767 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 173 202 number.. 6 629 4 358 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 93 150 number.. 69 682 72 907 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 98 161 number.. 128 329 120 787 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 38 number.. 608 667 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 17 number.. 680 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 379 470 acres.. 98 481 98 373 bushels.. 11 738 962 14 657 202 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 16 acres.. 642 677 tons, green.. 15 390 13 675 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 97 92 acres.. 4 109 3 037 bushels.. 255 032 148 961 Oats for grain................farms.. 9 23 acres.. 116 319 bushels.. 5 438 22 290 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 359 450 acres.. 98 462 92 248 bushels.. 4 304 167 4 136 056 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 188 187 acres.. 5 122 4 973 tons, dry.. 14 409 13 779 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 5 acres.. 37 20 @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.