1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCOTT COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 348 357 Land in farms ..................acres.. 57 372 63 332 Average size of farm .......acres.. 165 177 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 298 828 178 603 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 624 1 074 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 091 26 225 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 124 105 50 to 179 acres ..................... 126 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 307 332 acres.. 41 364 45 846 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 255 299 acres.. 33 879 35 368 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 3 acres.. 70 5 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 183 9 933 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 388 27 823 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 699 7 763 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 484 2 170 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 113 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 31 $100,000 or more .................... 21 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 399 8 234 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 998 23 000 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 122 145 Other ............................... 226 212 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 227 226 200 days or more ................... 161 171 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 177 197 number.. 4 675 5 375 Beef cows ..................farms.. 147 175 number.. (D) 2 639 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 254 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 157 177 number.. 2 464 2 173 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 30 number.. 1 253 3 883 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 30 number.. 3 301 9 081 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 8 number.. 217 148 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 15 number.. (D) 389 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 94 134 acres.. 9 693 14 227 bushels.. 816 533 1 827 328 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 7 acres.. 206 161 tons, green.. 3 502 3 075 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 34 43 acres.. 1 800 1 820 bushels.. 69 890 73 412 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 118 158 acres.. 19 156 17 368 bushels.. 661 614 593 826 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 151 166 acres.. 3 946 3 642 tons, dry.. 9 837 8 755 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 9 acres.. 16 31 @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.