1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STARKE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 410 387 Land in farms ..................acres.. 135 643 134 960 Average size of farm .......acres.. 331 349 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 522 279 332 948 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 519 1 134 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 999 61 925 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 133 114 180 to 499 acres .................... 72 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 386 365 acres.. 116 495 118 216 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 320 345 acres.. 103 811 105 299 Irrigated land .................farms.. 51 55 acres.. 10 795 12 238 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 138 28 321 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 825 73 181 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 882 24 456 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 256 3 866 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 121 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 56 $100,000 or more .................... 84 70 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 611 21 294 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 588 55 308 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 204 201 Other ............................... 206 186 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 212 210 200 days or more ................... 144 156 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 63 65 number.. 1 702 2 924 Beef cows ..................farms.. 39 32 number.. (D) 658 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 192 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 54 47 number.. 1 075 3 747 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 78 number.. 2 268 12 939 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 79 number.. 4 830 22 629 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 12 number.. 70 510 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 4 number.. 1 637 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 233 261 acres.. 59 664 61 360 bushels.. 7 059 966 6 716 741 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 18 acres.. 183 750 tons, green.. 3 342 12 308 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 11 acres.. 616 278 bushels.. 25 943 8 008 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 12 acres.. 25 159 bushels.. 2 105 9 611 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 185 185 acres.. 25 900 21 122 bushels.. 970 785 657 109 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 93 80 acres.. 2 448 2 229 tons, dry.. 6 649 4 008 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 12 acres.. 278 240 @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.