1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SULLIVAN COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 473 544 Land in farms ..................acres.. 176 895 181 020 Average size of farm .......acres.. 374 333 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 603 165 387 549 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 636 1 178 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 116 75 662 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 113 50 to 179 acres ..................... 138 163 180 to 499 acres .................... 98 103 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 438 494 acres.. 154 407 157 967 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 397 465 acres.. 146 668 143 492 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 24 acres.. 5 575 3 603 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 806 43 106 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 614 79 239 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 189 36 072 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 617 7 034 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 108 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 54 $100,000 or more .................... 120 120 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 063 29 407 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 901 54 057 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 225 291 Other ............................... 248 253 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 270 298 200 days or more ................... 179 205 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 153 177 number.. 5 386 6 118 Beef cows ..................farms.. 128 143 number.. 2 467 2 362 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 7 number.. 362 172 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 144 164 number.. 2 590 6 254 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 80 number.. 13 898 18 636 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 86 number.. 26 963 37 642 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 20 number.. 272 632 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 9 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.. 299 349 acres.. 69 759 70 096 bushels.. 7 114 423 11 018 017 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 16 acres.. 377 442 tons, green.. 4 319 7 208 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 103 129 acres.. 9 049 8 894 bushels.. 419 649 370 119 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 279 338 acres.. 65 830 61 209 bushels.. 2 438 033 2 470 922 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 139 152 acres.. 4 533 4 557 tons, dry.. 11 632 9 662 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 29 39 acres.. 1 785 1 646 @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.