1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WHITLEY COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 787 759 Land in farms ..................acres.. 165 067 162 244 Average size of farm .......acres.. 210 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 393 792 258 234 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 004 1 230 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 398 55 192 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 209 178 50 to 179 acres ..................... 307 287 180 to 499 acres .................... 146 159 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 720 705 acres.. 138 872 141 351 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 574 660 acres.. 119 639 120 380 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 11 acres.. 718 873 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 930 44 854 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 985 59 096 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 663 22 708 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 267 22 146 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 259 147 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 155 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 78 $100,000 or more .................... 130 114 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 495 35 969 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 643 47 452 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 287 321 Other ............................... 500 438 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 485 469 200 days or more ................... 389 378 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 222 263 number.. 9 534 11 875 Beef cows ..................farms.. 77 83 number.. 1 109 1 080 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 59 number.. 2 197 2 524 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 198 252 number.. 5 902 9 356 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 96 168 number.. 59 829 56 994 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 102 172 number.. 105 635 100 408 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 49 number.. 934 1 213 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 15 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.. 385 447 acres.. 48 496 49 173 bushels.. 6 220 240 6 256 737 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 41 57 acres.. 1 516 2 086 tons, green.. 21 193 33 297 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 238 261 acres.. 12 588 10 304 bushels.. 693 544 436 017 Oats for grain................farms.. 24 67 acres.. 399 1 101 bushels.. 22 507 78 832 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 404 467 acres.. 51 150 51 462 bushels.. 2 234 118 2 041 094 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 255 284 acres.. 6 883 8 243 tons, dry.. 16 880 22 472 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 6 acres.. 16 16 @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.