1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 VERMILLION COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 249 307 Land in farms ..................acres.. 118 065 119 318 Average size of farm .......acres.. 474 389 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 728 321 463 718 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 524 1 256 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 646 67 659 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 71 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 234 282 acres.. 101 027 101 816 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 225 272 acres.. 95 431 92 223 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 316 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 490 27 078 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 449 88 203 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 448 21 544 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 042 5 534 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 40 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 33 $100,000 or more .................... 65 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 988 19 543 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 352 63 453 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 140 187 Other ............................... 109 120 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 119 130 200 days or more ................... 78 92 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 102 120 number.. 4 442 4 726 Beef cows ..................farms.. 85 100 number.. (D) 1 889 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 48 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 99 125 number.. 4 004 3 654 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 34 number.. 24 205 16 678 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 39 number.. 42 770 30 365 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 8 number.. 352 298 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 4 number.. 70 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 185 216 acres.. 47 354 50 716 bushels.. 5 058 426 7 427 532 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 15 acres.. 286 350 tons, green.. 3 923 5 781 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 48 65 acres.. 1 728 2 168 bushels.. 94 013 96 475 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 8 acres.. 78 110 bushels.. 4 880 6 200 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 169 200 acres.. 42 563 36 673 bushels.. 1 580 906 1 552 923 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 94 117 acres.. 3 943 2 537 tons, dry.. 9 921 5 808 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (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.