1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CASS COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 804 920 Land in farms ..................acres.. 227 711 221 878 Average size of farm .......acres.. 283 241 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 405 118 286 109 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 413 1 196 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 843 54 564 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 88 96 10 to 49 acres ...................... 173 178 50 to 179 acres ..................... 220 287 180 to 499 acres .................... 177 214 500 to 999 acres .................... 96 111 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 730 837 acres.. 206 352 195 584 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 686 798 acres.. 188 877 158 667 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 19 acres.. 3 320 1 723 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 874 59 641 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 395 64 827 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 755 34 400 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 119 25 241 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 114 116 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 92 122 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 148 170 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 134 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 93 128 $100,000 or more .................... 194 176 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 162 44 766 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 695 48 712 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 803 919 $1,000.. 15 059 15 766 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 754 17 155 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 391 480 Other ............................... 413 440 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 475 520 200 days or more ................... 350 379 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 260 311 number.. 12 891 13 081 Beef cows ..................farms.. 174 183 number.. 2 997 3 519 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 31 number.. 1 429 1 564 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 256 298 number.. 10 984 10 288 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 193 240 number.. 93 437 90 867 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 207 247 number.. 173 070 154 480 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 68 number.. 1 829 2 520 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 35 number.. (D) 10 011 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 1 600 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 558 669 acres.. 102 021 80 551 bushels.. 14 251 044 10 595 706 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 30 41 acres.. 1 762 1 452 tons, green.. 31 567 24 838 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 129 244 acres.. 3 971 6 582 bushels.. 188 005 375 057 Oats for grain................farms.. 29 51 acres.. 695 843 bushels.. 30 177 56 127 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 518 593 acres.. 73 657 63 562 bushels.. 3 198 059 2 804 637 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 230 255 silage.......................farms.. 6 427 6 011 acres.. 19 830 20 908 tons, dry.. 18 15 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 187 898 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. .