1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FOUNTAIN COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 633 693 Land in farms ..................acres.. 229 097 234 599 Average size of farm .......acres.. 362 339 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 477 249 340 364 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 275 996 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 805 49 317 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 162 207 180 to 499 acres .................... 143 171 500 to 999 acres .................... 109 121 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 570 643 acres.. 198 894 199 049 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 539 617 acres.. 177 749 158 653 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 584 254 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 364 43 307 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 564 62 491 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 512 32 690 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 852 10 616 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 71 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 111 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 116 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 98 $100,000 or more .................... 163 140 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 703 31 567 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 492 45 551 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 632 693 $1,000.. 15 257 12 401 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 141 17 894 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 374 432 Other ............................... 259 261 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 322 356 200 days or more ................... 205 216 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 271 297 number.. 11 224 13 652 Beef cows ..................farms.. 224 264 number.. 4 334 5 179 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 10 number.. 159 197 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 268 287 number.. 7 918 10 763 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 82 101 number.. 27 395 21 773 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 92 108 number.. 53 379 42 816 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 29 number.. 562 673 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 25 number.. 426 912 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 428 537 acres.. 90 331 69 750 bushels.. 12 774 914 9 496 256 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 11 11 acres.. 237 347 tons, green.. 3 831 6 210 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 117 149 acres.. 4 301 4 711 bushels.. 185 031 273 971 Oats for grain................farms.. 36 47 acres.. 728 684 bushels.. 38 725 42 860 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 412 514 acres.. 77 401 78 564 bushels.. 3 233 978 2 987 916 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 243 255 silage.......................farms.. 7 019 6 748 acres.. 18 980 18 610 tons, dry.. 3 1 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. .