1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TIPTON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 415 449 Land in farms ..................acres.. 158 440 160 930 Average size of farm .......acres.. 382 358 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 093 274 722 824 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 895 1 950 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 473 87 738 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 78 75 50 to 179 acres ..................... 102 131 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 91 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 388 422 acres.. 147 636 149 830 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 376 414 acres.. 146 096 144 554 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 838 58 285 Average per farm .........dollars.. 158 646 129 810 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 480 40 445 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 358 17 840 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 64 $100,000 or more .................... 152 136 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 779 45 974 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 641 102 393 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 246 259 Other ............................... 169 190 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 210 250 200 days or more ................... 148 178 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 69 71 number.. 2 004 3 835 Beef cows ..................farms.. 35 40 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 64 63 number.. 1 498 3 724 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 106 number.. 56 821 58 204 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 112 number.. 95 963 113 357 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 27 number.. 445 602 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 10 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.. 316 361 acres.. 70 977 71 146 bushels.. 9 957 250 10 265 488 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 7 acres.. 120 361 tons, green.. 2 350 7 758 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 59 64 acres.. 3 246 1 711 bushels.. 220 251 98 297 Oats for grain................farms.. 10 18 acres.. 105 200 bushels.. 8 390 16 385 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 320 349 acres.. 70 257 66 817 bushels.. 3 490 850 3 067 907 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 59 63 acres.. 1 029 1 415 tons, dry.. 3 155 3 832 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 10 7 acres.. 861 794 @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.