1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WELLS COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 660 722 Land in farms ..................acres.. 195 901 198 680 Average size of farm .......acres.. 297 275 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 651 072 419 380 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 193 1 586 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 380 64 853 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 142 124 50 to 179 acres ..................... 204 224 180 to 499 acres .................... 136 188 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 612 689 acres.. 182 069 184 093 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 575 672 acres.. 175 631 173 751 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 7 acres.. 4 67 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 74 294 55 290 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 567 76 579 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 50 016 37 838 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 279 17 452 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 85 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 123 141 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 97 $100,000 or more .................... 200 180 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 711 42 127 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 350 58 348 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 320 392 Other ............................... 340 330 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 377 413 200 days or more ................... 271 279 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 111 144 number.. 8 287 9 514 Beef cows ..................farms.. 37 43 number.. 420 586 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 31 number.. 1 703 1 720 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 103 133 number.. 8 554 10 724 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 80 136 number.. 65 972 47 408 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 85 145 number.. 140 937 91 991 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 20 number.. 172 424 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 433 501 acres.. 75 280 67 710 bushels.. 10 086 371 9 493 932 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 49 acres.. 931 1 454 tons, green.. 13 747 26 338 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 180 206 acres.. 7 831 6 844 bushels.. 478 562 289 131 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 47 acres.. 285 680 bushels.. 18 869 44 905 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 486 592 acres.. 87 566 93 147 bushels.. 3 778 911 3 884 342 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 128 148 acres.. 3 257 4 089 tons, dry.. 11 556 12 397 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 6 acres.. (D) 249 @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.