1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TIPPECANOE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 665 790 Land in farms ..................acres.. 241 539 257 351 Average size of farm .......acres.. 363 326 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 955 334 551 669 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 595 1 707 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 251 65 800 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 61 80 10 to 49 acres ...................... 177 179 50 to 179 acres ..................... 148 210 180 to 499 acres .................... 120 154 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 97 1,000 acres or more ................. 71 70 Total cropland .................farms.. 612 729 acres.. 220 806 236 286 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 582 690 acres.. 213 122 218 203 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 33 acres.. 3 689 2 294 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 79 502 72 470 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 552 91 734 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 281 51 747 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 221 20 722 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 105 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 101 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 96 120 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 82 $100,000 or more .................... 184 198 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 60 210 55 479 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 405 70 137 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 307 390 Other ............................... 358 400 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 410 470 200 days or more ................... 277 316 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 202 255 number.. 7 761 9 490 Beef cows ..................farms.. 155 193 number.. 3 626 4 189 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 12 number.. 239 321 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 196 237 number.. 4 516 5 709 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 70 133 number.. 90 874 80 525 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 74 139 number.. 130 425 159 348 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 42 number.. 1 941 2 064 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 32 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 393 497 acres.. 104 188 115 040 bushels.. 11 677 362 16 109 437 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 12 acres.. 696 669 tons, green.. 10 274 8 466 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 122 131 acres.. 6 350 5 089 bushels.. 383 049 241 076 Oats for grain................farms.. 16 37 acres.. 310 866 bushels.. 19 290 62 136 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 398 482 acres.. 95 325 89 510 bushels.. 3 884 537 3 840 162 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 230 244 acres.. 5 516 5 585 tons, dry.. 15 063 16 661 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 10 12 acres.. 94 74 @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.