1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLAY COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 568 646 Land in farms ..................acres.. 162 433 162 594 Average size of farm .......acres.. 286 252 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 318 388 245 983 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 176 1 057 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 204 43 823 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 134 157 50 to 179 acres ..................... 170 203 180 to 499 acres .................... 122 140 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 93 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 539 610 acres.. 139 934 136 430 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 509 577 acres.. 128 286 111 037 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 1 acres.. 35 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 921 29 417 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 762 45 537 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 581 21 675 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 340 7 742 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 93 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 123 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 73 $100,000 or more .................... 111 93 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 699 21 023 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 851 32 594 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 567 645 $1,000.. 11 490 6 892 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 264 10 686 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 300 332 Other ............................... 268 314 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 311 376 200 days or more ................... 211 250 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 225 267 number.. 7 887 7 054 Beef cows ..................farms.. 178 209 number.. 2 665 2 474 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 18 number.. 939 614 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 217 238 number.. 4 328 3 829 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 87 103 number.. 23 505 24 794 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 91 113 number.. 45 953 44 174 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 15 number.. 390 301 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 30 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 395 462 acres.. 68 159 53 648 bushels.. 9 924 403 7 088 388 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 21 17 acres.. 559 492 tons, green.. 10 432 8 281 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 147 161 acres.. 6 594 5 753 bushels.. 279 374 265 132 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 9 acres.. 65 99 bushels.. 3 030 4 070 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 382 449 acres.. 51 272 48 110 bushels.. 2 014 534 1 702 638 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 202 215 silage.......................farms.. 5 180 5 842 acres.. 13 172 13 974 tons, dry.. 5 4 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 13 6 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. .