1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BROWN COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 168 200 Land in farms ..................acres.. 22 555 25 696 Average size of farm .......acres.. 134 128 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 032 125 485 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 708 1 029 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 234 16 936 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 87 100 180 to 499 acres .................... 36 32 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 152 189 acres.. 12 756 13 400 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 137 171 acres.. 8 364 8 012 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 25 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 377 1 856 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 152 9 280 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 274 1 078 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 104 778 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 90 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 5 $100,000 or more .................... 2 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 454 1 574 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 707 7 794 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 167 202 $1,000.. (D) 103 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 511 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 63 72 Other ............................... 105 128 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 117 127 200 days or more ................... 73 96 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 87 113 number.. 2 436 2 481 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 99 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 80 103 number.. 999 1 123 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 21 number.. 2 529 1 154 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 19 number.. 5 147 1 759 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 14 number.. 156 266 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 18 number.. 307 458 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 47 74 acres.. 4 173 3 467 bushels.. 511 989 371 483 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 6 acres.. 129 113 bushels.. 4 438 5 080 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 26 bushels.. (D) 1 400 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 19 33 acres.. 730 1 016 bushels.. 22 085 28 940 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 106 121 silage.......................farms.. 3 534 3 570 acres.. 6 088 6 145 tons, dry.. 4 11 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 54 102 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. .