1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PUTNAM COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 794 826 Land in farms ..................acres.. 195 377 204 165 Average size of farm .......acres.. 246 247 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 518 222 295 796 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 131 1 239 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 773 41 662 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 215 206 50 to 179 acres ..................... 288 304 180 to 499 acres .................... 122 158 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 701 742 acres.. 152 919 161 174 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 616 669 acres.. 136 146 137 295 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 8 acres.. 50 58 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 773 44 313 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 427 53 647 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 149 28 991 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 625 15 322 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 231 207 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 87 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 126 145 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 60 $100,000 or more .................... 129 130 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 645 36 872 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 733 44 694 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 341 378 Other ............................... 453 448 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 479 465 200 days or more ................... 347 336 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 379 445 number.. 12 155 15 203 Beef cows ..................farms.. 300 368 number.. 5 256 6 146 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 20 number.. 333 689 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 350 402 number.. 6 624 7 214 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 93 168 number.. 40 026 57 061 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 95 174 number.. 66 553 97 246 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 53 52 number.. 1 163 2 261 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 28 number.. 554 600 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 324 419 acres.. 63 661 69 327 bushels.. 7 076 555 9 453 016 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 22 acres.. 539 827 tons, green.. 8 211 17 262 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 97 139 acres.. 5 086 5 678 bushels.. 281 428 255 850 Oats for grain................farms.. 15 23 acres.. 228 282 bushels.. 12 674 16 610 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 330 398 acres.. 58 850 52 339 bushels.. 2 496 232 2 135 704 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 372 386 acres.. 10 346 10 770 tons, dry.. 26 133 28 001 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 11 acres.. 28 95 @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.