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PIKE COUNTY STATISTICS: 2005-2006 Last year Pike County Farmers produced: 1,954,000 Bushels of Wheat 3.12 Tons of Hay 1,701,000 Bushels of Soybeans 4,395,000 Bushel of Corn 40 acres of vegetables, sweet corn & melons Total Crop Receipts: $13,786,000 Total Livestock Receipts: $6,265,000 288 farms in pike county 757,000Acres
Agriculture in Pike County Spends each Year: $300,000 for propane and natural gas $781,000 for gasoline and diesel fuel $1,280,000 for farm mechanical repairs $370,000 in county property taxes $4,774,000 for fertilizer and chemicals $1,511,000 for seed costs $1,505,000 in interest on ag related loans $3,200,000 for livestock feed $250,000 for electricity
At any given time you will find in Pike County: 3,400 Beef & Dairy Cattle 6,000 Swine 136,000 Chickens & Turkeys 128 Sheep & Lambs 140 Horses & Ponies 554 Farm Pick-up & Grain Trucks 783 Tractors 203 Combines
Did you Know? Out of every two bushels of soybeans grown in Pike County is exported overseas.
Last Year, Indiana Farmers: Harvested 5.6 million acres of Corn Harvested 5 million acres of soybeans Harvested 700,000 acres of Hay Harvested 500,000 acres of Wheat
Last year, the average starting salary of a Purdue Agriculture graduate was $30,323.
This year, there will be almost 5,000 job opportunities for college graduates in agriculture, but there will only be 2,500 people who will graduate in the U.S. with degrees from agriculture colleges.
1 acre will produce 36,000 pounds of potatoes. 1 acre will produce 24,000 pounds of lettuce. 1 acre will produce 14,000 pounds of sweet corn. 1 acre of wheat will produce 4,200 loaves of bread. 1 cow will produce 7 gallons of milk or 6 pounds of cheese per day.
ONE Pike County Farmer Feeds: 129 People in the World!
Only 1.9% of Americans live on farms. Percentage of income spent on Food: 9.3% - United States 11.5% - Great Britain 17% - Japan & Germany 27% - South Africa 33% - Mexico 53% - India
American Farmers Produce: 42% of the world’s supply of soybeans 34% of the world’s supply of Corn 25% of the world’s supply of Beef 20% of the world’s supply of Eggs, Grain & Milk |