1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WARRICK COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 356 392 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 549 96 219 Average size of farm .......acres.. 277 245 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 494 724 353 196 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 616 1 499 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 083 52 157 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 79 100 50 to 179 acres ..................... 125 136 180 to 499 acres .................... 72 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 323 365 acres.. 80 901 80 728 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 283 340 acres.. 73 939 71 863 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 7 acres.. 27 48 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 671 19 773 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 491 50 442 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 152 15 513 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 519 4 261 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 45 $100,000 or more .................... 75 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 020 15 787 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 235 40 375 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 164 182 Other ............................... 192 210 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 197 224 200 days or more ................... 145 166 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 144 142 number.. 4 630 4 647 Beef cows ..................farms.. 117 112 number.. 1 596 1 896 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 8 number.. 586 417 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 122 127 number.. 1 787 1 781 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 67 number.. 11 829 15 762 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 66 number.. 22 717 31 181 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 8 number.. 95 114 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 9 number.. 103 221 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 191 239 acres.. 33 671 35 420 bushels.. 3 491 964 4 624 344 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 17 acres.. 499 408 tons, green.. 6 300 6 455 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 73 92 acres.. 5 867 4 375 bushels.. 259 451 177 646 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 35 bushels.. 0 2 226 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 172 210 acres.. 34 408 30 722 bushels.. 1 275 474 1 209 561 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 131 143 acres.. 5 504 4 261 tons, dry.. 11 547 8 729 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 4 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.