INDIANA AGRICULTURE 1/

Total Land Area      23,200,000 Acres    OPERATIONS BY TYPE        OPERATIONS BY TENURE
Cropland Area        12,848,950 Acres     Individual     85.1%       Full Owners  58%
Irrigated Land Area     250,050 Acres     Partnership     9.1%       Part Owners  33%
Number of Farms          66,000 Farms     Incorporated    5.2%       Tenants       9%
Land in Farms        15,600,000 Acres       Family Held   4.8%
Average Farm size           236 Acres       Non-Family     .4% 
                                          Other            .6%

         OPERATIONS BY SIZE                           OPERATIONS BY AGE GROUP

      Size           Farms    Land in Farms                            Percent of
   of Operation   % of Total   % of Total          Age of Operator     Operations

   1 -   49 Acres     31.4        2.7                Under 25              1.6
  50 -   99 Acres     18.5        5.1                25 - 34               8.5
 100 -  499 Acres     35.1       30.2                35 - 44              21.3
 500 -  999 Acres      9.1       24.1                45 - 54              24.0
1000 - 1999 Acres      4.7       24.5                55 - 64              21.9
      2000+ Acres      1.2       13.4                65 - 69               8.3
                                                     70 and Over          14.4
                                                     Average Age  =  52.8

1/ All data based on the 1997 Census of Agriculture except number of farms, land in 
   farms, and average farm size which are 1998 preliminary NASS estimates.