1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 102 1 195 Land in farms ..................acres.. 197 724 205 872 Average size of farm .......acres.. 179 172 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 319 426 275 479 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 741 1 627 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 381 45 515 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 149 144 10 to 49 acres ...................... 281 260 50 to 179 acres ..................... 357 421 180 to 499 acres .................... 217 273 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 012 1 092 acres.. 181 238 186 594 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 961 1 063 acres.. 165 650 159 654 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 10 acres.. 90 106 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 80 632 74 175 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 169 62 071 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 525 27 754 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 108 46 421 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 115 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 119 141 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 221 290 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 172 193 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 161 179 $100,000 or more .................... 213 202 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 65 996 57 281 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 051 47 974 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 099 1 194 $1,000.. 15 470 16 950 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 076 14 196 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 561 617 Other ............................... 541 578 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 674 745 200 days or more ................... 427 485 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 435 455 number.. 18 855 18 118 Beef cows ..................farms.. 41 44 number.. 333 574 Milk cows ..................farms.. 285 307 number.. 6 613 7 121 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 398 408 number.. 11 406 10 594 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 359 378 number.. 102 537 91 989 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 379 392 number.. 246 485 197 955 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 36 number.. 1 905 778 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 81 103 number.. 1 204 128 855 624 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 18 29 number.. 473 282 535 992 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 724 867 acres.. 61 444 50 786 bushels.. 8 162 285 6 432 112 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 123 136 acres.. 2 319 2 026 tons, green.. 41 370 36 191 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 333 516 acres.. 12 649 16 147 bushels.. 561 181 903 103 Oats for grain................farms.. 187 246 acres.. 1 990 2 841 bushels.. 128 877 184 916 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 733 851 acres.. 78 682 77 877 bushels.. 3 018 268 3 089 601 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 431 413 silage.......................farms.. 12 062 11 058 acres.. 36 182 38 908 tons, dry.. 19 12 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 73 53 acres.. @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Witheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .