1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DECATUR COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 731 816 Land in farms ..................acres.. 202 429 209 556 Average size of farm .......acres.. 277 257 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 427 658 320 574 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 537 1 229 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 692 50 517 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 135 119 50 to 179 acres ..................... 204 267 180 to 499 acres .................... 218 229 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 672 738 acres.. 178 292 181 503 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 648 703 acres.. 160 939 138 784 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 2 acres.. 9 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 74 141 69 640 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 424 85 343 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 621 27 820 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 520 41 819 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 95 94 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 108 156 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 102 110 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 110 123 $100,000 or more .................... 203 193 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 945 51 854 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 526 63 469 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 732 817 $1,000.. 16 018 16 722 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 882 20 468 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 447 491 Other ............................... 284 325 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 384 428 200 days or more ................... 269 296 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 324 382 number.. 20 550 22 287 Beef cows ..................farms.. 184 187 number.. 3 978 3 435 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 42 number.. 1 635 1 770 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 315 386 number.. 17 270 21 480 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 239 312 number.. 139 946 134 736 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 249 328 number.. 237 938 241 115 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 40 number.. 877 1 228 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 43 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 157 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 538 613 acres.. 97 826 85 099 bushels.. 14 427 210 11 553 294 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 70 78 acres.. 2 316 2 127 tons, green.. 45 440 44 025 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 246 279 acres.. 7 276 7 303 bushels.. 383 385 410 843 Oats for grain................farms.. 24 28 acres.. 232 291 bushels.. 14 808 18 214 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 454 503 acres.. 49 837 38 699 bushels.. 2 234 041 1 634 145 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 235 276 silage.......................farms.. 6 244 7 220 acres.. 17 854 19 191 tons, dry.. 9 4 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 107 19 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. .