1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DUBOIS COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 923 982 Land in farms ..................acres.. 193 381 195 077 Average size of farm .......acres.. 210 199 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 273 979 225 274 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 340 1 170 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 134 49 337 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 159 158 50 to 179 acres ..................... 364 389 180 to 499 acres .................... 239 272 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 827 883 acres.. 144 804 140 235 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 758 828 acres.. 117 183 98 441 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 7 acres.. 526 143 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 138 390 122 576 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 935 124 823 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 459 13 510 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 116 931 109 066 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 126 141 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 100 126 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 101 104 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 147 166 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 79 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 99 $100,000 or more .................... 266 267 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 119 564 105 790 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 398 107 619 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 924 983 $1,000.. 17 441 16 973 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 875 17 267 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 475 503 Other ............................... 448 479 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 495 569 200 days or more ................... 358 390 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 502 548 number.. 26 862 29 147 Beef cows ..................farms.. 390 416 number.. 8 868 9 346 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 56 number.. 3 030 2 819 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 482 521 number.. 14 362 16 506 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 303 336 number.. 141 019 123 705 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 319 352 number.. 265 306 217 896 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 20 number.. 592 474 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 54 79 number.. (D) 4 205 340 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 557 645 acres.. 70 219 56 580 bushels.. 9 858 911 6 816 619 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 67 72 acres.. 2 240 1 796 tons, green.. 41 016 33 516 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 255 326 acres.. 9 641 8 015 bushels.. 401 670 364 997 Oats for grain................farms.. 22 20 acres.. 330 256 bushels.. 11 390 8 415 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 370 393 acres.. 27 087 18 495 bushels.. 1 146 093 561 839 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 447 511 silage.......................farms.. 15 672 17 365 acres.. 36 960 40 399 tons, dry.. 1 5 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) (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. .