1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHELBY COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 641 749 Land in farms ..................acres.. 200 661 217 288 Average size of farm .......acres.. 313 290 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 794 434 480 015 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 451 1 591 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 397 72 961 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 166 180 50 to 179 acres ..................... 161 182 180 to 499 acres .................... 123 175 500 to 999 acres .................... 72 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 601 696 acres.. 185 603 202 249 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 560 668 acres.. 180 102 189 031 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 18 acres.. 1 672 1 606 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 936 63 318 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 425 84 536 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 778 50 625 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 159 12 693 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 115 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 99 $100,000 or more .................... 178 190 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 281 44 968 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 202 60 198 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 336 425 Other ............................... 305 324 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 357 365 200 days or more ................... 252 253 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 205 252 number.. 6 283 9 266 Beef cows ..................farms.. 130 167 number.. 1 978 2 540 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 25 number.. 781 1 228 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 187 247 number.. 3 708 5 777 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 103 number.. 63 453 40 462 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 107 number.. 118 120 66 368 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 34 number.. 677 1 088 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 21 number.. 179 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 420 537 acres.. 92 051 101 621 bushels.. 11 069 155 15 372 185 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 40 acres.. 646 1 413 tons, green.. 8 899 28 044 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 121 219 acres.. 6 710 8 052 bushels.. 371 207 447 869 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 16 acres.. 123 186 bushels.. 8 000 10 348 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 404 508 acres.. 78 870 75 556 bushels.. 3 533 601 3 365 722 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 199 227 acres.. 3 784 4 805 tons, dry.. 9 582 13 340 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 13 5 acres.. 171 (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.