1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DELAWARE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 688 834 Land in farms ..................acres.. 169 265 179 317 Average size of farm .......acres.. 246 215 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 324 408 246 312 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 329 1 168 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 706 40 433 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 96 10 to 49 acres ...................... 195 213 50 to 179 acres ..................... 198 250 180 to 499 acres .................... 133 175 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 645 780 acres.. 156 387 163 330 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 607 734 acres.. 144 637 136 739 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 9 acres.. 125 82 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 898 39 452 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 352 47 305 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 799 29 597 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 099 9 855 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 141 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 88 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 118 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 117 146 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 111 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 92 $100,000 or more .................... 121 109 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 490 30 762 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 038 36 884 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 688 834 $1,000.. 6 819 7 204 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 912 8 638 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 332 389 Other ............................... 356 445 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 389 514 200 days or more ................... 286 383 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 204 256 number.. 6 164 7 606 Beef cows ..................farms.. 124 144 number.. 1 398 1 494 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 32 number.. 750 1 303 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 190 246 number.. 4 692 4 324 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 79 108 number.. 32 499 33 270 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 85 109 number.. 54 873 53 720 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 40 number.. 737 1 044 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 33 number.. 463 1 360 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 417 497 acres.. 59 269 52 105 bushels.. 8 061 071 6 865 417 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 19 35 acres.. 585 706 tons, green.. 10 411 12 741 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 155 207 acres.. 6 968 6 795 bushels.. 334 051 374 446 Oats for grain................farms.. 37 57 acres.. 598 823 bushels.. 43 654 55 452 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 482 579 acres.. 73 762 71 458 bushels.. 3 060 488 2 869 901 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 178 240 silage.......................farms.. 3 483 3 924 acres.. 9 078 13 029 tons, dry.. 15 29 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 642 1 011 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. .