Wabash County Ag. Facts
Agriculture Facts
Cash Receipts from Sales of Farm Products
2003 - $80,590,000 - Ranked 13th in IN
2004 - $103,698,000 -Ranked 16th in IN
Number of farms (2002): 799
Number of farms (1997): 872
Average size of farms (2002): 269 acres
Total farm acres (2002): 214,700
Aver. value of land/Acre (2002): $2540.00
Ave. total farm production expenses per farm: $120,444
Value of livestock products as percent of Ag product value: 63.04%
Harvested acres as percent of land in farms: 82.16%
Percent of farms operated by family or individual: 86.23%
Average age of principal farm operator: 55 years
Corn acres harvested (2005): 72,200 ac.
Soybean acres harvested (2005): 83,600 ac.
Wheat acres harvested (2005): 9,500 ac.
Hay acres harvested (2005): 5,000 ac.
Vegetables: 257 ac.
Orchards: 39 ac.
Ave. value of Ag products sold per farm: $129,191
Ave. value of crops sold per acre: $216.29