1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SPENCER COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 638 730 Land in farms ..................acres.. 172 687 175 124 Average size of farm .......acres.. 271 240 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 411 276 272 489 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 615 1 074 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 319 55 149 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 139 148 50 to 179 acres ..................... 254 286 180 to 499 acres .................... 127 160 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 599 681 acres.. 142 200 142 648 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 542 636 acres.. 124 768 119 355 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 7 acres.. 142 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 896 45 607 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 341 62 476 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 329 26 262 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 567 19 346 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 117 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 97 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 120 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 143 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 98 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 55 $100,000 or more .................... 122 115 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 617 34 429 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 332 47 358 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 265 320 Other ............................... 373 410 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 384 465 200 days or more ................... 278 332 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 316 370 number.. 14 051 16 784 Beef cows ..................farms.. 259 306 number.. 6 343 7 120 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 30 number.. 1 183 1 321 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 305 353 number.. 6 805 7 183 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 75 155 number.. 48 437 55 202 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 78 160 number.. 103 343 100 946 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 19 number.. 219 384 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 14 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 319 413 acres.. 55 715 55 713 bushels.. 5 134 350 7 651 177 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 32 acres.. 739 974 tons, green.. 13 217 19 433 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 157 181 acres.. 12 781 10 132 bushels.. 621 523 525 365 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 13 acres.. 29 213 bushels.. 1 636 13 168 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 293 344 acres.. 53 838 46 783 bushels.. 1 912 968 1 765 539 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 319 358 acres.. 11 415 12 715 tons, dry.. 26 503 25 634 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 6 acres.. 14 14 @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.