1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PORTER COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 476 496 Land in farms ..................acres.. 134 505 142 482 Average size of farm .......acres.. 283 287 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 651 204 457 425 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 344 1 570 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 227 65 163 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 129 50 to 179 acres ..................... 136 122 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 119 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 442 472 acres.. 122 766 131 745 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 407 446 acres.. 117 591 121 941 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 44 acres.. 6 827 6 625 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 227 34 689 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 712 69 938 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 445 27 361 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 781 7 329 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 57 $100,000 or more .................... 135 120 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 314 27 916 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 234 56 281 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 235 264 Other ............................... 241 232 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 269 265 200 days or more ................... 181 190 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 124 155 number.. 4 416 4 680 Beef cows ..................farms.. 84 105 number.. 1 347 1 300 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 16 number.. 950 723 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 110 139 number.. 1 868 3 613 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 65 number.. 14 134 20 520 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 73 number.. 25 456 50 357 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 23 number.. 558 385 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 27 number.. 288 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 288 319 acres.. 60 976 63 827 bushels.. 8 186 659 8 326 587 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 35 acres.. 541 781 tons, green.. 6 887 12 308 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 111 88 acres.. 3 964 2 322 bushels.. 226 428 85 667 Oats for grain................farms.. 28 42 acres.. 482 649 bushels.. 29 569 40 785 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 270 324 acres.. 47 866 49 911 bushels.. 2 032 430 1 868 290 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 152 176 acres.. 3 381 4 278 tons, dry.. 9 848 11 740 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 19 14 acres.. 900 758 @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.