1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 666 768 Land in farms ..................acres.. 154 142 172 348 Average size of farm .......acres.. 231 224 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 537 115 374 128 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 258 1 620 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 498 56 052 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 217 237 50 to 179 acres ..................... 199 223 180 to 499 acres .................... 101 150 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 615 718 acres.. 139 661 157 146 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 563 685 acres.. 131 004 143 636 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 85 acres.. 12 941 18 295 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 178 49 799 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 849 64 843 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 051 33 639 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 127 16 161 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 144 161 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 84 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 128 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 89 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 84 $100,000 or more .................... 125 122 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 479 43 518 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 597 56 738 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 304 377 Other ............................... 362 391 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 383 440 200 days or more ................... 289 329 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 170 215 number.. 6 440 8 771 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 83 number.. 724 993 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 63 number.. 2 222 2 730 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 148 201 number.. 2 737 5 252 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 64 96 number.. 27 430 26 682 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 66 109 number.. 54 183 56 790 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 28 number.. 293 490 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 33 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 7 number.. 852 503 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 370 469 acres.. 69 251 73 481 bushels.. 8 685 397 8 968 924 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 43 58 acres.. 1 402 1 920 tons, green.. 23 303 29 327 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 108 165 acres.. 4 073 6 421 bushels.. 205 029 243 329 Oats for grain................farms.. 15 32 acres.. 144 702 bushels.. 9 657 36 271 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 339 443 acres.. 45 696 51 170 bushels.. 1 864 996 1 883 636 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 214 255 acres.. 5 832 7 285 tons, dry.. 17 926 20 731 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 22 31 acres.. 480 931 @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.