1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CRAWFORD COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 382 418 Land in farms ..................acres.. 59 734 71 615 Average size of farm .......acres.. 156 171 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 992 110 556 Average per acre .........dollars.. 984 641 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 937 14 466 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 193 204 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 352 405 acres.. 29 532 33 431 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 297 334 acres.. 12 356 15 693 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 206 4 503 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 188 10 773 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 189 1 221 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 017 3 282 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 150 183 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 12 $100,000 or more .................... 9 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 230 4 130 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 016 9 904 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 382 417 $1,000.. (D) - 264 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 634 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 129 148 Other ............................... 253 270 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 227 294 200 days or more ................... 180 218 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 288 299 number.. 9 454 8 907 Beef cows ..................farms.. 234 240 number.. 4 628 4 391 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 31 number.. 399 596 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 268 287 number.. 4 201 4 339 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 58 number.. 1 790 2 119 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 53 number.. 5 815 4 324 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 4 number.. 185 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 33 number.. 629 677 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 64 126 acres.. 2 330 4 081 bushels.. 259 750 359 772 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 4 10 acres.. 132 203 tons, green.. 1 840 2 786 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 13 acres.. 357 474 bushels.. 13 273 19 639 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 46 bushels.. (D) 1 590 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 37 acres.. 845 1 763 bushels.. 33 110 39 837 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 262 284 silage.......................farms.. 8 853 9 446 acres.. 16 068 14 726 tons, dry.. 11 4 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 19 8 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. .