1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BENTON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 500 614 Land in farms ..................acres.. 270 618 271 516 Average size of farm .......acres.. 541 442 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 907 086 562 919 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 673 1 266 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 981 73 253 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 36 50 to 179 acres ..................... 73 126 180 to 499 acres .................... 168 219 500 to 999 acres .................... 134 150 1,000 acres or more ................. 74 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 480 587 acres.. 259 306 259 283 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 477 584 acres.. 242 088 212 963 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 019 56 085 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 038 91 343 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 58 318 49 612 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 701 6 472 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 76 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 122 156 $100,000 or more .................... 219 210 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 798 37 135 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 956 60 481 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 498 614 $1,000.. 16 926 18 410 Average per farm..........dollars.. 33 988 29 984 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 383 494 Other ............................... 117 120 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 226 283 200 days or more ................... 101 104 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 86 128 number.. 3 944 5 020 Beef cows ..................farms.. 73 93 number.. 1 900 2 033 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 6 number.. 136 283 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 84 129 number.. 2 464 3 249 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 60 number.. 17 393 22 388 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 66 number.. 34 472 45 376 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 17 number.. 825 763 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 222 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 450 562 acres.. 121 844 95 410 bushels.. 17 265 833 12 893 127 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 5 9 acres.. 119 921 tons, green.. 2 400 19 308 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 83 acres.. 740 2 428 bushels.. 31 827 155 229 Oats for grain................farms.. 30 60 acres.. 787 971 bushels.. 56 234 92 631 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 446 547 acres.. 118 182 111 734 bushels.. 5 047 549 4 704 146 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 76 94 silage.......................farms.. 1 740 2 005 acres.. 5 163 5 950 tons, dry.. 8 13 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 189 429 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. .