1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FAYETTE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 456 514 Land in farms ..................acres.. 111 500 119 238 Average size of farm .......acres.. 245 232 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 297 015 235 670 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 264 962 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 035 40 646 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 146 170 180 to 499 acres .................... 116 129 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 420 469 acres.. 87 781 92 270 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 399 430 acres.. 73 585 67 597 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 3 acres.. 44 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 583 26 558 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 489 51 669 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 264 11 798 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 319 14 760 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 66 74 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 96 90 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 75 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 60 $100,000 or more .................... 95 84 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 470 18 527 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 605 35 975 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 457 515 $1,000.. 5 576 6 538 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 201 12 696 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 252 280 Other ............................... 204 234 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 237 285 200 days or more ................... 174 193 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 245 285 number.. 10 158 10 810 Beef cows ..................farms.. 187 224 number.. 3 812 3 955 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 31 number.. 795 1 038 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 229 287 number.. 5 583 5 938 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 138 192 number.. 57 491 60 570 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 146 195 number.. 93 368 95 859 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 28 number.. 451 565 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 22 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 295 367 acres.. 39 111 36 460 bushels.. 5 510 393 4 605 532 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 30 27 acres.. 614 560 tons, green.. 11 548 10 660 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 138 170 acres.. 4 540 4 858 bushels.. 196 367 269 807 Oats for grain................farms.. 20 15 acres.. 269 155 bushels.. 17 126 8 678 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 232 285 acres.. 23 931 21 167 bushels.. 1 048 004 866 963 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 232 227 silage.......................farms.. 6 264 5 550 acres.. 15 848 14 972 tons, dry.. 4 6 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 39 21 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. .