1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PARKE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 471 491 Land in farms ..................acres.. 188 816 181 653 Average size of farm .......acres.. 401 370 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 691 386 404 656 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 600 1 045 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 101 65 789 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 97 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 145 168 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 112 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 55 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 427 462 acres.. 146 125 138 864 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 390 446 acres.. 136 104 122 563 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 8 acres.. 803 125 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 384 35 926 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 110 73 169 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 602 27 650 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 782 8 276 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 87 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 49 $100,000 or more .................... 114 105 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 997 27 026 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 427 55 043 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 243 271 Other ............................... 228 220 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 243 256 200 days or more ................... 165 184 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 221 208 number.. 9 518 7 658 Beef cows ..................farms.. 176 175 number.. 3 637 3 382 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 10 number.. 1 228 429 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 207 198 number.. 5 055 4 403 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 102 number.. 25 025 27 803 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 105 number.. 34 298 51 623 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 22 number.. 183 529 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 10 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.. 271 330 acres.. 66 914 68 206 bushels.. 7 285 614 9 304 943 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 26 20 acres.. 654 537 tons, green.. 11 047 8 418 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 91 117 acres.. 8 599 5 855 bushels.. 425 794 273 011 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 9 acres.. 80 163 bushels.. 2 360 5 615 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 243 299 acres.. 55 717 45 353 bushels.. 2 203 740 1 842 748 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 214 196 acres.. 6 085 4 771 tons, dry.. 14 647 11 884 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 20 7 acres.. 148 29 @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.