1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STEUBEN COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 581 500 Land in farms ..................acres.. 123 953 121 710 Average size of farm .......acres.. 213 243 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 380 311 258 837 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 692 1 091 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 475 48 540 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 109 50 to 179 acres ..................... 261 192 180 to 499 acres .................... 126 106 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 535 483 acres.. 99 218 99 044 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 366 440 acres.. 71 944 75 787 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 18 acres.. 1 225 1 661 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 641 25 042 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 133 50 084 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 776 12 661 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 865 12 381 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 236 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 96 90 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 45 $100,000 or more .................... 75 80 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 288 22 878 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 919 45 757 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 201 248 Other ............................... 380 252 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 349 285 200 days or more ................... 273 213 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 166 216 number.. 9 257 11 020 Beef cows ..................farms.. 72 89 number.. 1 110 1 132 Milk cows ..................farms.. 48 73 number.. 2 618 3 502 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 152 195 number.. 3 570 5 767 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 78 number.. 6 859 13 185 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 77 number.. 16 850 27 449 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 21 number.. 187 506 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 17 number.. 351 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 252 315 acres.. 32 152 38 106 bushels.. 3 704 294 4 329 071 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 37 57 acres.. 1 477 2 239 tons, green.. 24 019 29 314 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 126 152 acres.. 4 483 5 508 bushels.. 227 402 217 215 Oats for grain................farms.. 33 41 acres.. 529 669 bushels.. 31 744 34 807 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 212 254 acres.. 25 120 21 128 bushels.. 977 891 777 854 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 201 234 acres.. 9 598 9 887 tons, dry.. 27 897 24 389 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 9 acres.. 304 135 @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.