1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DE KALB COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 671 824 Land in farms ..................acres.. 153 213 175 153 Average size of farm .......acres.. 228 213 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 257 222 196 197 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 078 913 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 054 38 437 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 145 163 50 to 179 acres ..................... 263 316 180 to 499 acres .................... 152 195 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 631 784 acres.. 131 593 152 340 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 605 764 acres.. 109 403 123 657 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 15 acres.. 119 675 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 539 35 459 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 984 43 033 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 736 16 568 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 803 18 891 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 137 125 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 109 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 139 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 141 193 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 67 $100,000 or more .................... 94 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 503 30 241 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 557 36 745 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 670 823 $1,000.. 6 782 5 326 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 122 6 471 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 305 381 Other ............................... 366 443 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 410 521 200 days or more ................... 300 390 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 187 252 number.. 10 426 14 876 Beef cows ..................farms.. 69 70 number.. 564 867 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 73 number.. 3 312 4 065 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 175 239 number.. 9 047 12 739 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 97 121 number.. 22 790 27 596 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 100 134 number.. 52 662 57 028 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 33 number.. 784 1 256 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 32 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 395 561 acres.. 38 473 37 738 bushels.. 4 751 923 3 465 374 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 56 73 acres.. 2 285 3 102 tons, green.. 39 583 44 061 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 279 387 acres.. 13 414 15 038 bushels.. 535 391 683 422 Oats for grain................farms.. 74 166 acres.. 1 118 2 728 bushels.. 77 646 183 319 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 454 623 acres.. 48 457 58 394 bushels.. 1 801 502 1 753 538 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 221 288 silage.......................farms.. 7 125 9 514 acres.. 21 170 30 616 tons, dry.. 13 3 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 93 (D) 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. .