1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RIPLEY COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 821 963 Land in farms ..................acres.. 159 460 164 025 Average size of farm .......acres.. 194 170 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 347 165 190 475 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 802 1 093 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 005 36 573 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 198 229 50 to 179 acres ..................... 341 423 180 to 499 acres .................... 175 185 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 769 906 acres.. 123 794 122 652 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 705 858 acres.. 106 398 102 969 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 12 acres.. 80 247 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 909 37 468 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 317 38 908 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 714 20 551 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 195 16 917 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 177 171 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 147 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 138 170 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 144 195 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 107 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 82 $100,000 or more .................... 90 91 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 662 32 355 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 708 33 633 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 354 425 Other ............................... 467 538 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 521 598 200 days or more ................... 375 446 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 410 453 number.. 15 012 16 618 Beef cows ..................farms.. 331 347 number.. 5 548 5 638 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 29 number.. 970 1 590 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 389 428 number.. 38 189 8 738 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 94 177 number.. 33 316 50 354 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 95 186 number.. 60 310 98 100 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 30 number.. 875 695 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 38 number.. (D) 1 327 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 431 547 acres.. 48 345 53 669 bushels.. 4 630 138 6 886 915 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 38 48 acres.. 1 499 1 416 tons, green.. 27 250 28 827 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 161 199 acres.. 5 292 4 318 bushels.. 218 313 150 862 Oats for grain................farms.. 20 22 acres.. 172 263 bushels.. 6 585 12 376 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 421 475 acres.. 45 078 37 167 bushels.. 1 608 347 1 229 423 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 374 400 acres.. 8 829 9 498 tons, dry.. 22 501 21 288 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 16 14 acres.. 196 54 @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.