1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLARK COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 641 691 Land in farms ..................acres.. 105 658 118 810 Average size of farm .......acres.. 165 172 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 210 530 181 886 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 255 1 093 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 221 29 125 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 178 168 50 to 179 acres ..................... 243 291 180 to 499 acres .................... 126 137 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 599 660 acres.. 72 682 83 848 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 536 598 acres.. 55 071 57 603 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 11 acres.. 519 700 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 733 16 065 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 665 23 249 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 282 10 795 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 451 5 270 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 164 209 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 106 112 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 112 113 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 111 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 66 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 50 $100,000 or more .................... 45 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 882 14 447 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 699 20 877 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 643 692 $1,000.. 2 290 2 184 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 562 3 157 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 288 290 Other ............................... 353 401 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 356 423 200 days or more ................... 254 317 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 350 399 number.. 14 190 13 864 Beef cows ..................farms.. 313 343 number.. 6 435 6 072 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 31 number.. 899 1 132 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 333 372 number.. 6 042 7 295 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 85 number.. 6 936 6 217 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 85 number.. 11 576 10 048 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 15 number.. 397 375 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 35 number.. (D) 4 397 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 214 323 acres.. 17 117 20 854 bushels.. 2 123 069 2 235 834 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 21 37 acres.. 789 862 tons, green.. 13 989 14 550 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 123 131 acres.. 6 034 4 683 bushels.. 243 160 193 651 Oats for grain................farms.. 15 11 acres.. 119 91 bushels.. 5 888 2 370 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 217 252 acres.. 23 423 21 321 bushels.. 815 363 655 285 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 327 345 silage.......................farms.. 9 936 9 878 acres.. 22 675 21 246 tons, dry.. 34 41 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 814 1 127 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. .