1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BLACKFORD COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 273 364 Land in farms ..................acres.. 87 329 91 040 Average size of farm .......acres.. 320 250 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 303 323 196 269 Average per acre .........dollars.. 979 880 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 681 44 302 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 75 50 to 179 acres ..................... 102 137 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 83 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 256 353 acres.. 78 919 81 205 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 241 340 acres.. 70 367 65 273 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 696 20 595 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 135 56 580 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 765 13 420 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 931 7 175 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 42 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 41 $100,000 or more .................... 54 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 246 15 026 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 833 41 281 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 273 364 $1,000.. 4 103 5 032 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 028 13 825 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 126 184 Other ............................... 147 180 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 168 221 200 days or more ................... 131 166 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 59 100 number.. 2 039 2 707 Beef cows ..................farms.. 39 64 number.. 540 589 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 12 number.. 146 249 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 56 95 number.. 1 093 1 627 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 72 number.. 30 690 22 875 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 51 76 number.. 72 165 46 144 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 23 number.. 243 680 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 21 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 598 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 159 266 acres.. 27 910 24 553 bushels.. 3 645 970 3 160 524 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 8 10 acres.. 205 274 tons, green.. 3 760 4 158 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 67 127 acres.. 2 944 5 067 bushels.. 110 190 293 716 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 32 acres.. 207 329 bushels.. 11 856 23 549 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 207 296 acres.. 39 552 33 874 bushels.. 1 590 553 1 294 196 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 59 87 silage.......................farms.. 1 177 1 564 acres.. 3 856 4 872 tons, dry.. 4 5 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) 183 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. .