1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WABASH COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 762 810 Land in farms ..................acres.. 188 230 197 947 Average size of farm .......acres.. 247 244 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 545 956 344 933 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 285 1 339 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 320 71 444 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 85 10 to 49 acres ...................... 147 152 50 to 179 acres ..................... 285 260 180 to 499 acres .................... 162 209 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 67 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 683 728 acres.. 163 227 174 436 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 584 690 acres.. 150 107 156 217 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 23 acres.. 782 1 169 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 97 747 97 188 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 276 119 986 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 701 30 789 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 56 046 66 399 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 182 118 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 114 142 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 106 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 96 93 $100,000 or more .................... 185 196 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 74 384 82 496 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 745 101 847 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 383 434 Other ............................... 379 376 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 449 458 200 days or more ................... 319 332 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 195 244 number.. 22 465 28 052 Beef cows ..................farms.. 80 86 number.. 1 138 1 801 Milk cows ..................farms.. 39 45 number.. 2 079 2 168 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 198 257 number.. 40 080 43 452 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 119 203 number.. 127 954 132 584 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 125 230 number.. 250 900 264 625 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 38 number.. 1 650 1 122 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 407 476 acres.. 69 202 71 609 bushels.. 8 999 887 9 877 381 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 51 67 acres.. 1 761 2 785 tons, green.. 30 274 50 518 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 193 226 acres.. 8 460 8 065 bushels.. 483 278 337 169 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 42 acres.. 344 846 bushels.. 17 971 53 855 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 428 516 acres.. 65 519 68 431 bushels.. 2 824 776 2 884 962 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 197 248 acres.. 5 553 6 500 tons, dry.. 16 290 17 132 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 12 acres.. 15 112 @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.