1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLINTON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 675 801 Land in farms ..................acres.. 236 073 247 015 Average size of farm .......acres.. 350 308 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 551 078 451 469 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 579 1 440 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 492 71 596 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 69 91 10 to 49 acres ...................... 120 132 50 to 179 acres ..................... 160 196 180 to 499 acres .................... 152 216 500 to 999 acres .................... 117 117 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 609 733 acres.. 222 408 229 335 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 592 696 acres.. 212 663 195 402 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 86 210 82 297 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 719 102 743 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 50 545 42 674 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 666 39 623 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 71 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 96 138 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 107 121 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 84 121 $100,000 or more .................... 227 218 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 65 344 58 573 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 663 73 125 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 676 801 $1,000.. 20 920 23 516 Average per farm..........dollars.. 30 947 29 358 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 410 521 Other ............................... 265 280 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 312 383 200 days or more ................... 211 239 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 154 208 number.. 5 570 6 263 Beef cows ..................farms.. 114 170 number.. 2 048 2 102 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 9 number.. 58 208 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 145 199 number.. 3 997 4 590 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 179 257 number.. 176 978 193 591 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 191 259 number.. 317 756 325 459 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 54 number.. 1 183 1 177 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 502 618 acres.. 113 148 99 426 bushels.. 16 710 157 13 998 853 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 10 17 acres.. 140 363 tons, green.. 2 211 6 822 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 136 194 acres.. 4 317 5 323 bushels.. 208 320 338 234 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 34 acres.. 139 433 bushels.. 8 405 32 594 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 492 586 acres.. 93 865 88 602 bushels.. 4 294 520 3 966 224 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 119 167 silage.......................farms.. 2 354 2 957 acres.. 5 879 8 879 tons, dry.. 5 8 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 180 305 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. .