1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WHITE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 620 695 Land in farms ..................acres.. 272 072 285 169 Average size of farm .......acres.. 439 410 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 957 254 632 478 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 227 1 551 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 804 87 539 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 61 10 to 49 acres ...................... 118 100 50 to 179 acres ..................... 134 146 180 to 499 acres .................... 126 169 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 135 1,000 acres or more ................. 89 84 Total cropland .................farms.. 578 635 acres.. 253 021 264 337 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 543 612 acres.. 244 828 243 928 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 21 acres.. 2 333 3 322 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 118 603 104 630 Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 296 150 547 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 73 511 61 958 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 092 42 672 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 76 106 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 105 $100,000 or more .................... 252 263 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 88 137 77 505 Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 927 111 198 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 358 465 Other ............................... 262 230 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 326 341 200 days or more ................... 222 203 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 173 200 number.. 6 965 8 636 Beef cows ..................farms.. 129 147 number.. 2 518 2 962 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 8 number.. 606 450 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 164 188 number.. 3 664 5 695 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 102 197 number.. 110 596 130 073 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 109 207 number.. 199 586 251 805 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 47 number.. 519 872 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 458 531 acres.. 118 282 126 167 bushels.. 15 653 945 18 482 021 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 28 acres.. 606 1 132 tons, green.. 9 500 20 155 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 111 78 acres.. 3 961 2 312 bushels.. 235 425 91 151 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 41 acres.. 479 746 bushels.. 43 944 55 326 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 426 515 acres.. 108 409 100 210 bushels.. 4 805 806 4 601 650 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 178 183 acres.. 4 423 4 635 tons, dry.. 13 856 13 583 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 7 acres.. 169 46 @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.