1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OWEN COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 569 622 Land in farms ..................acres.. 107 265 113 129 Average size of farm .......acres.. 189 182 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 325 083 195 950 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 457 997 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 238 26 026 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 143 154 50 to 179 acres ..................... 256 282 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 120 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 506 569 acres.. 70 022 71 619 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 430 512 acres.. 52 250 54 535 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 93 31 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 417 13 735 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 853 22 081 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 204 8 985 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 213 4 749 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 216 186 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 104 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 127 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 95 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 22 $100,000 or more .................... 36 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 727 12 327 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 126 19 787 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 218 247 Other ............................... 351 375 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 341 365 200 days or more ................... 243 275 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 309 360 number.. 10 917 12 766 Beef cows ..................farms.. 264 295 number.. 5 040 6 109 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 24 number.. 410 642 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 299 332 number.. 5 452 5 451 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 68 number.. 12 934 9 234 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 65 number.. 26 637 16 234 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 33 number.. 551 785 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 30 number.. 961 480 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 192 258 acres.. 20 534 21 689 bushels.. 2 310 391 2 894 287 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 16 acres.. 587 293 tons, green.. 7 602 4 641 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 58 84 acres.. 2 414 3 101 bushels.. 113 683 142 185 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 11 acres.. 161 148 bushels.. 5 485 5 650 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 165 216 acres.. 18 068 17 853 bushels.. 667 238 635 862 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 318 351 acres.. 11 652 13 047 tons, dry.. 25 348 26 858 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 6 acres.. 5 18 @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.