1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 VIGO COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 455 536 Land in farms ..................acres.. 114 889 144 722 Average size of farm .......acres.. 253 270 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 532 292 315 318 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 006 1 214 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 718 52 715 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 144 163 50 to 179 acres ..................... 128 158 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 92 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 408 499 acres.. 99 012 127 415 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 374 464 acres.. 93 732 114 810 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 16 acres.. 357 1 245 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 017 30 316 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 180 56 560 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 661 26 212 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 356 4 104 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 116 133 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 52 $100,000 or more .................... 68 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 484 22 161 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 119 41 345 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 212 246 Other ............................... 243 290 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 267 296 200 days or more ................... 186 214 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 138 172 number.. 3 050 3 818 Beef cows ..................farms.. 116 140 number.. 1 307 1 438 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 11 number.. 149 451 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 122 132 number.. 1 618 1 882 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 52 number.. 15 563 12 860 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 54 number.. 20 642 35 166 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 6 number.. 126 166 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 16 number.. 720 358 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 236 325 acres.. 43 440 55 657 bushels.. 4 432 944 7 902 218 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 13 acres.. 221 430 tons, green.. 4 026 8 010 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 69 86 acres.. 3 365 4 433 bushels.. 181 224 189 258 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 46 bushels.. 0 2 860 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 234 328 acres.. 43 874 51 635 bushels.. 1 531 631 1 906 215 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 146 167 acres.. 3 488 3 331 tons, dry.. 7 801 7 103 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 13 acres.. 80 82 @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.