1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 645 748 Land in farms ..................acres.. 165 091 175 883 Average size of farm .......acres.. 256 235 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 423 504 310 505 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 638 1 357 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 278 46 043 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 74 10 to 49 acres ...................... 148 176 50 to 179 acres ..................... 187 214 180 to 499 acres .................... 128 170 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 596 677 acres.. 146 410 154 101 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 554 639 acres.. 132 676 120 062 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 22 acres.. 3 397 1 977 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 691 37 144 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 288 49 658 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 774 24 416 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 917 12 728 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 134 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 84 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 102 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 124 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 91 $100,000 or more .................... 133 120 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 893 28 440 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 629 38 072 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 644 747 $1,000.. 12 672 8 033 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 677 10 753 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 321 381 Other ............................... 324 367 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 386 439 200 days or more ................... 269 301 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 262 322 number.. 8 334 10 657 Beef cows ..................farms.. 189 231 number.. 2 706 3 027 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 24 number.. 791 1 146 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 239 317 number.. 4 657 7 648 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 127 166 number.. 39 780 37 859 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 128 171 number.. 69 915 65 597 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 40 number.. 668 896 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 34 number.. (D) 1 384 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 411 516 acres.. 72 981 65 687 bushels.. 10 987 764 8 162 186 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 29 29 acres.. 631 695 tons, green.. 13 757 12 918 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 193 238 acres.. 7 917 8 125 bushels.. 434 120 447 248 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 14 acres.. 46 87 bushels.. 3 875 4 325 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 384 451 acres.. 47 816 41 210 bushels.. 2 213 474 1 527 224 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 235 257 silage.......................farms.. 4 943 5 150 acres.. 11 774 12 848 tons, dry.. 29 15 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 749 305 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. .