1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WARREN COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 378 435 Land in farms ..................acres.. 184 653 201 739 Average size of farm .......acres.. 489 464 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 936 710 616 619 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 914 1 378 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 499 76 194 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 93 180 to 499 acres .................... 83 103 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 335 400 acres.. 162 247 181 299 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 315 379 acres.. 153 224 163 621 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 996 43 406 Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 429 99 783 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 042 39 510 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 954 3 895 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 68 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 51 $100,000 or more .................... 124 134 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 617 30 169 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 809 69 354 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 206 271 Other ............................... 172 164 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 209 211 200 days or more ................... 147 137 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 127 146 number.. 5 000 6 189 Beef cows ..................farms.. 112 131 number.. (D) 3 389 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 62 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 127 146 number.. 2 765 3 684 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 37 number.. (D) 12 490 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 35 number.. 130 747 23 359 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 12 number.. 163 256 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 8 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.. 243 299 acres.. 75 814 83 068 bushels.. 8 234 505 11 925 683 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 13 acres.. 506 323 tons, green.. 7 370 6 038 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 57 69 acres.. 3 854 3 419 bushels.. 199 864 148 644 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 13 acres.. 391 416 bushels.. 28 983 33 570 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 229 285 acres.. 70 243 74 813 bushels.. 2 999 843 3 188 758 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 128 145 acres.. 3 694 4 076 tons, dry.. 9 810 10 192 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 11 acres.. 28 288 @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.