1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RUSH COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 663 761 Land in farms ..................acres.. 227 874 233 183 Average size of farm .......acres.. 344 306 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 835 721 445 245 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 441 1 409 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 539 71 618 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 119 50 to 179 acres ..................... 172 199 180 to 499 acres .................... 179 221 500 to 999 acres .................... 111 119 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 621 703 acres.. 207 225 211 364 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 594 683 acres.. 198 032 196 938 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 85 928 73 882 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 605 97 085 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 56 179 43 050 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 750 30 831 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 82 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 116 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 110 145 $100,000 or more .................... 235 233 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 60 643 59 206 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 467 77 801 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 428 517 Other ............................... 235 244 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 292 353 200 days or more ................... 186 235 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 232 293 number.. 14 194 15 351 Beef cows ..................farms.. 127 151 number.. 3 211 3 253 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 53 number.. 1 525 2 043 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 233 279 number.. 9 457 9 618 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 158 272 number.. 109 134 120 183 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 159 282 number.. 183 005 217 810 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 33 number.. 634 708 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 516 602 acres.. 95 585 104 058 bushels.. 12 282 075 15 305 284 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 42 56 acres.. 1 783 2 044 tons, green.. 27 635 39 848 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 204 263 acres.. 7 884 8 689 bushels.. 486 735 450 473 Oats for grain................farms.. 18 30 acres.. 245 307 bushels.. 13 725 19 393 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 473 574 acres.. 88 600 78 076 bushels.. 4 229 922 3 520 168 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 216 233 acres.. 6 007 6 552 tons, dry.. 17 923 18 951 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) (D) @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.