1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 914 937 Land in farms ..................acres.. 181 298 189 136 Average size of farm .......acres.. 198 202 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 269 647 199 069 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 462 1 031 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 440 31 399 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 201 198 50 to 179 acres ..................... 409 388 180 to 499 acres .................... 188 210 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 838 870 acres.. 125 278 127 766 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 689 780 acres.. 90 019 86 062 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 9 acres.. 7 155 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 119 43 534 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 894 46 461 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 516 12 986 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 603 30 548 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 284 235 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 119 129 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 138 144 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 148 191 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 75 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 57 $100,000 or more .................... 94 106 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 631 37 951 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 941 40 546 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 386 443 Other ............................... 528 494 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 540 519 200 days or more ................... 367 382 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 565 618 number.. 30 138 30 124 Beef cows ..................farms.. 456 494 number.. 11 227 11 025 Milk cows ..................farms.. 52 67 number.. 2 410 3 596 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 538 577 number.. 15 716 14 167 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 73 146 number.. 17 299 38 388 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 76 149 number.. 33 331 74 444 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 27 number.. 510 918 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 33 number.. 69 522 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 9 number.. 2 023 254 1 854 520 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 269 344 acres.. 34 083 37 583 bushels.. 2 991 977 4 526 040 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 47 67 acres.. 2 435 2 882 tons, green.. 34 213 46 802 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 92 113 acres.. 4 097 4 679 bushels.. 155 855 168 294 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 16 acres.. 52 255 bushels.. 3 005 13 340 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 213 223 acres.. 30 036 22 047 bushels.. 1 033 746 895 858 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 515 559 acres.. 21 895 21 280 tons, dry.. 55 114 48 070 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 19 16 acres.. 242 116 @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.