1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SWITZERLAND COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 541 654 Land in farms ..................acres.. 67 881 79 235 Average size of farm .......acres.. 125 121 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 238 061 157 804 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 817 1 218 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 308 29 554 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 146 132 50 to 179 acres ..................... 258 327 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 103 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 516 627 acres.. 33 929 40 760 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 496 609 acres.. 20 701 23 228 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 14 acres.. 140 71 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 331 13 184 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 641 20 159 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 355 7 745 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 976 5 439 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 143 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 112 167 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 139 152 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 21 $100,000 or more .................... 20 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 260 11 213 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 116 17 172 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 194 264 Other ............................... 347 390 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 349 389 200 days or more ................... 260 276 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 287 324 number.. 7 809 8 944 Beef cows ..................farms.. 247 265 number.. 3 903 4 076 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 37 number.. 622 1 242 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 264 284 number.. 3 385 3 942 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 32 number.. (D) 11 225 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 30 number.. (D) 18 661 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 4 number.. 96 104 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 19 number.. 486 354 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 71 107 acres.. 4 304 6 059 bushels.. 396 013 709 240 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 26 acres.. 470 774 tons, green.. 5 178 14 248 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 25 acres.. 453 373 bushels.. 22 821 16 396 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 4 acres.. 17 32 bushels.. 935 1 900 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 53 81 acres.. 4 478 5 757 bushels.. 165 769 216 147 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 327 344 acres.. 9 503 9 314 tons, dry.. 22 830 20 729 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 2 acres.. 9 (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.