1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PULASKI COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 531 630 Land in farms ..................acres.. 236 332 242 777 Average size of farm .......acres.. 445 385 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 727 287 477 271 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 591 1 245 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 445 80 890 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 119 50 to 179 acres ..................... 114 151 180 to 499 acres .................... 148 154 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 68 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 500 589 acres.. 216 338 221 473 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 482 564 acres.. 207 706 204 381 Irrigated land .................farms.. 53 58 acres.. 10 999 15 237 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 98 057 75 282 Average per farm .........dollars.. 184 665 119 495 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 181 43 549 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 876 31 733 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 90 102 $100,000 or more .................... 200 182 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 362 62 280 Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 157 98 858 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 335 390 Other ............................... 196 240 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 270 304 200 days or more ................... 172 211 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 138 167 number.. 6 106 7 105 Beef cows ..................farms.. 88 107 number.. 1 293 1 742 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 24 number.. 1 406 1 413 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 131 167 number.. 2 837 3 561 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 75 167 number.. 54 160 70 215 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 78 168 number.. 107 129 145 085 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 21 number.. 486 493 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 19 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.. 412 493 acres.. 106 040 115 557 bushels.. 13 303 268 13 943 150 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 26 33 acres.. 1 074 1 603 tons, green.. 21 106 23 105 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 76 40 acres.. 2 486 979 bushels.. 137 128 38 073 Oats for grain................farms.. 14 14 acres.. 334 370 bushels.. 18 918 27 280 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 372 440 acres.. 83 250 71 734 bushels.. 3 465 847 2 661 614 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 130 160 acres.. 3 556 4 286 tons, dry.. 12 174 10 727 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 3 acres.. 5 6 @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.