1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PERRY COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 484 486 Land in farms ..................acres.. 84 251 80 078 Average size of farm .......acres.. 174 165 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 230 083 175 500 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 214 953 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 133 30 827 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 83 92 50 to 179 acres ..................... 228 234 180 to 499 acres .................... 134 118 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 443 454 acres.. 44 187 44 459 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 388 404 acres.. 28 278 27 895 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 2 acres.. 187 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 184 11 080 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 240 22 799 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 693 3 325 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 491 7 756 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 152 147 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 97 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 23 $100,000 or more .................... 26 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 323 9 984 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 394 20 585 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 170 177 Other ............................... 314 309 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 307 200 days or more ................... 228 222 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 347 356 number.. 12 521 10 846 Beef cows ..................farms.. 314 315 number.. 5 868 5 012 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 17 number.. 769 493 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 326 322 number.. 5 647 6 024 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 94 number.. 28 890 24 008 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 99 number.. 44 745 46 862 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 12 number.. 90 145 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 26 number.. 630 634 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 137 193 acres.. 8 232 10 495 bushels.. 735 609 1 247 474 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 20 acres.. 423 458 tons, green.. 5 471 9 512 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 72 acres.. 706 1 223 bushels.. 26 627 45 084 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 12 acres.. 51 100 bushels.. 1 900 4 530 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 102 112 acres.. 7 164 6 397 bushels.. 253 157 209 818 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 335 342 acres.. 12 249 10 860 tons, dry.. 30 751 21 233 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (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.