1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RANDOLPH COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 851 936 Land in farms ..................acres.. 223 817 236 436 Average size of farm .......acres.. 263 253 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 485 559 275 881 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 784 1 044 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 923 55 476 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 213 208 50 to 179 acres ..................... 266 283 180 to 499 acres .................... 193 221 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 112 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 799 868 acres.. 202 017 213 645 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 707 825 acres.. 187 956 196 230 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 6 acres.. 90 35 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 67 766 65 951 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 631 70 460 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 542 40 201 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 224 25 750 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 166 143 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 104 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 143 162 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 101 121 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 123 132 $100,000 or more .................... 177 191 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 795 52 506 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 935 56 036 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 390 494 Other ............................... 461 442 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 516 515 200 days or more ................... 366 376 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 230 303 number.. 7 862 11 531 Beef cows ..................farms.. 151 180 number.. 1 850 2 283 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 34 number.. 845 1 312 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 218 278 number.. 4 272 7 665 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 97 221 number.. 50 936 70 528 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 102 244 number.. 81 471 132 775 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 46 number.. 1 039 1 117 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 32 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 530 602 acres.. 78 429 77 161 bushels.. 8 769 232 10 224 447 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 28 34 acres.. 885 800 tons, green.. 13 595 15 496 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 215 330 acres.. 9 422 12 906 bushels.. 527 826 580 190 Oats for grain................farms.. 53 71 acres.. 687 1 082 bushels.. 50 176 65 143 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 563 682 acres.. 96 447 100 717 bushels.. 3 940 478 4 060 628 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 223 266 acres.. 4 631 5 509 tons, dry.. 12 646 14 617 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 10 acres.. 409 262 @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.