1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 814 828 Land in farms ..................acres.. 172 860 189 467 Average size of farm .......acres.. 212 229 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 411 831 243 169 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 939 1 191 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 872 47 743 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 198 184 50 to 179 acres ..................... 327 302 180 to 499 acres .................... 150 169 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 84 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 743 771 acres.. 142 427 159 224 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 616 692 acres.. 123 991 135 819 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 16 acres.. 314 303 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 021 58 527 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 680 70 685 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 498 37 497 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 523 21 030 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 216 144 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 134 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 134 137 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 85 $100,000 or more .................... 145 146 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 326 46 978 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 372 56 737 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 356 408 Other ............................... 458 420 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 481 441 200 days or more ................... 366 321 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 374 440 number.. 16 425 19 831 Beef cows ..................farms.. 245 288 number.. 4 606 5 116 Milk cows ..................farms.. 53 48 number.. 2 764 2 434 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 345 414 number.. 10 131 12 853 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 90 154 number.. 36 397 53 583 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 93 160 number.. 70 284 95 376 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 45 number.. 1 015 995 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 18 number.. 553 456 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 406 506 acres.. 55 693 66 921 bushels.. 6 822 792 9 322 663 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 54 69 acres.. 1 853 2 101 tons, green.. 31 894 33 113 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 149 215 acres.. 6 044 7 765 bushels.. 345 231 364 830 Oats for grain................farms.. 32 60 acres.. 818 752 bushels.. 46 525 48 332 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 383 487 acres.. 51 196 51 014 bushels.. 2 344 595 2 196 326 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 367 366 acres.. 10 801 9 327 tons, dry.. 30 519 24 842 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 12 acres.. 68 53 @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.