1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DEARBORN COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 738 796 Land in farms ..................acres.. 86 236 90 024 Average size of farm .......acres.. 117 113 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 169 215 122 813 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 368 930 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 686 20 111 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 139 175 50 to 179 acres ..................... 450 463 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 110 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 695 755 acres.. 45 770 49 154 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 640 701 acres.. 29 073 29 121 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 23 162 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 230 8 693 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 507 10 920 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 845 3 605 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 385 5 088 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 260 323 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 143 166 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 142 134 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 116 99 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 18 $100,000 or more .................... 16 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 562 9 043 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 586 11 375 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 739 795 $1,000.. 590 759 Average per farm..........dollars.. 798 955 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 262 263 Other ............................... 476 533 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 466 540 200 days or more ................... 372 427 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 485 527 number.. 12 315 11 895 Beef cows ..................farms.. 411 464 number.. 5 192 5 097 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 29 number.. 550 895 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 441 504 number.. 5 274 5 707 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 78 number.. 3 823 5 702 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 78 number.. 12 486 11 871 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 28 number.. 262 564 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 62 number.. (D) 2 758 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 152 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 193 259 acres.. 7 638 8 394 bushels.. 955 242 911 376 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 30 33 acres.. 594 376 tons, green.. 10 722 6 306 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 72 113 acres.. 1 225 1 244 bushels.. 48 793 53 576 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 18 acres.. 138 101 bushels.. 8 546 4 434 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 135 164 acres.. 7 077 6 229 bushels.. 245 909 209 601 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 501 551 silage.......................farms.. 12 459 12 783 acres.. 23 786 24 138 tons, dry.. 10 10 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 69 75 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. .