1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PIKE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 288 309 Land in farms ..................acres.. 84 237 85 366 Average size of farm .......acres.. 292 276 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 377 386 246 413 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 455 866 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 271 44 414 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 93 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 92 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 266 277 acres.. 70 123 70 293 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 227 254 acres.. 63 185 61 908 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 050 20 147 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 620 65 201 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 786 13 074 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 265 7 074 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 39 $100,000 or more .................... 59 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 205 16 178 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 740 52 021 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 133 153 Other ............................... 155 156 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 164 187 200 days or more ................... 109 142 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 107 114 number.. 3 509 3 903 Beef cows ..................farms.. 87 96 number.. 1 597 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 5 number.. 200 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 99 115 number.. 1 903 1 700 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 53 number.. 5 986 14 417 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 60 number.. 13 539 29 019 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 3 number.. 70 25 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 1 number.. 66 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 152 195 acres.. 29 996 30 553 bushels.. 2 547 963 4 199 937 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 6 acres.. 226 128 tons, green.. 4 088 2 180 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 66 70 acres.. 4 942 3 796 bushels.. 234 460 174 148 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 36 bushels.. (D) 2 090 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 144 193 acres.. 27 609 25 536 bushels.. 930 563 1 001 076 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 91 90 acres.. 2 857 3 207 tons, dry.. 5 483 5 850 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 40 @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.