1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CASS COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 700 804 Land in farms ..................acres.. 205 380 227 711 Average size of farm .......acres.. 293 283 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 608 898 405 118 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 088 1 413 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 425 71 843 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 171 173 50 to 179 acres ..................... 206 220 180 to 499 acres .................... 128 177 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 96 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 627 730 acres.. 179 249 206 352 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 570 686 acres.. 170 009 188 877 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 25 acres.. 1 596 3 320 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 559 71 874 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 799 89 395 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 509 45 755 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 051 26 119 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 114 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 94 148 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 93 $100,000 or more .................... 175 194 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 196 55 162 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 395 68 695 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 333 391 Other ............................... 367 413 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 408 475 200 days or more ................... 289 350 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 260 260 number.. 12 323 12 891 Beef cows ..................farms.. 180 174 number.. 3 934 2 997 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 26 number.. 1 122 1 429 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 240 256 number.. 8 570 10 984 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 113 193 number.. 72 036 93 437 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 125 207 number.. 139 840 173 070 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 52 number.. 1 502 1 829 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 23 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 419 558 acres.. 84 862 102 021 bushels.. 11 328 965 14 251 044 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 25 30 acres.. 909 1 762 tons, green.. 17 416 31 567 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 142 129 acres.. 5 110 3 971 bushels.. 296 410 188 005 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 29 acres.. 304 695 bushels.. 17 539 30 177 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 416 518 acres.. 71 078 73 657 bushels.. 3 368 654 3 198 059 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 224 230 acres.. 6 306 6 427 tons, dry.. 20 939 19 830 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 18 acres.. 650 1 187 @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.