1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOONE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 711 822 Land in farms ..................acres.. 223 429 227 524 Average size of farm .......acres.. 314 277 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 580 331 394 892 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 809 1 436 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 998 51 330 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 88 78 10 to 49 acres ...................... 162 178 50 to 179 acres ..................... 173 235 180 to 499 acres .................... 134 174 500 to 999 acres .................... 96 109 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 640 734 acres.. 209 085 207 949 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 602 695 acres.. 197 642 175 403 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 3 acres.. 26 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 814 59 441 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 411 72 313 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 49 053 39 012 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 762 20 429 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 106 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 93 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 163 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 103 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 105 $100,000 or more .................... 200 186 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 917 43 172 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 756 52 520 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 710 822 $1,000.. 18 582 15 265 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 172 18 570 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 372 463 Other ............................... 339 359 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 400 442 200 days or more ................... 277 301 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 221 269 number.. 7 636 10 074 Beef cows ..................farms.. 153 185 number.. 2 559 3 068 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 18 number.. 767 831 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 202 275 number.. 4 358 8 397 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 150 181 number.. 72 907 69 944 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 161 187 number.. 120 787 108 652 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 25 number.. 667 635 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 30 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 470 566 acres.. 98 373 82 012 bushels.. 14 657 202 11 313 635 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 16 26 acres.. 677 552 tons, green.. 13 675 9 840 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 92 136 acres.. 3 037 3 561 bushels.. 148 961 219 132 Oats for grain................farms.. 23 50 acres.. 319 642 bushels.. 22 290 46 682 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 450 565 acres.. 92 248 85 866 bushels.. 4 136 056 3 643 398 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 187 192 silage.......................farms.. 4 973 4 669 acres.. 13 779 14 235 tons, dry.. 5 6 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 20 (D) 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. .