1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 VANDERBURGH COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 271 305 Land in farms ..................acres.. 72 112 80 958 Average size of farm .......acres.. 266 265 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 661 549 458 642 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 533 1 705 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 005 68 219 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 76 75 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 259 285 acres.. 66 532 74 580 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 243 267 acres.. 64 540 70 536 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 12 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 875 22 279 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 030 73 044 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 553 19 417 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 323 2 862 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 55 $100,000 or more .................... 61 65 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 303 14 675 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 381 48 272 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 130 174 Other ............................... 141 131 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 150 157 200 days or more ................... 106 110 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 57 87 number.. 1 808 2 639 Beef cows ..................farms.. 36 48 number.. 364 714 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 10 number.. 478 534 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 53 72 number.. 723 1 590 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 30 number.. 3 804 6 161 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 32 number.. 6 932 10 769 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 81 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 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.. 162 202 acres.. 31 645 37 762 bushels.. 3 319 954 5 352 892 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 13 acres.. 191 262 tons, green.. 3 390 4 915 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 108 119 acres.. 7 217 7 176 bushels.. 373 972 400 371 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 22 bushels.. 0 782 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 163 189 acres.. 29 518 27 948 bushels.. 1 080 061 1 090 406 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 73 76 acres.. 1 348 1 391 tons, dry.. 3 635 4 361 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 12 acres.. 114 138 @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.