1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FLOYD COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 336 394 Land in farms ..................acres.. 29 837 32 299 Average size of farm .......acres.. 89 82 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 169 661 177 749 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 947 1 904 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 212 20 977 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 120 143 50 to 179 acres ..................... 147 183 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 36 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 318 374 acres.. 19 739 20 364 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 279 331 acres.. 11 671 10 745 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 10 acres.. 39 56 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 106 5 922 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 220 15 031 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 550 2 853 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 556 3 069 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 116 182 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 4 $100,000 or more .................... 11 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 508 6 354 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 486 16 127 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 335 394 $1,000.. (D) 976 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 2 476 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 112 125 Other ............................... 224 269 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 219 281 200 days or more ................... 156 215 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 196 241 number.. 4 608 5 076 Beef cows ..................farms.. 173 206 number.. 2 102 2 193 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 15 number.. 162 403 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 183 217 number.. 2 313 2 851 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 28 number.. 995 1 202 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 29 number.. 2 105 1 679 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 2 number.. 107 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 21 number.. 304 452 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 825 800 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 79 118 acres.. 3 424 2 779 bushels.. 419 305 262 040 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 5 10 acres.. (D) 213 tons, green.. (D) 2 370 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 47 47 acres.. 1 187 936 bushels.. 43 054 39 452 Oats for grain................farms.. 9 7 acres.. 78 40 bushels.. 5 100 1 365 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 55 50 acres.. 2 233 1 257 bushels.. 75 202 32 031 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 199 235 silage.......................farms.. 4 729 4 958 acres.. 8 653 8 680 tons, dry.. 29 34 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 304 436 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. .