1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FRANKLIN COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 849 921 Land in farms ..................acres.. 148 662 160 889 Average size of farm .......acres.. 175 175 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 215 571 183 582 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 356 1 034 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 667 35 966 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 140 146 50 to 179 acres ..................... 373 443 180 to 499 acres .................... 227 225 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 804 859 acres.. 100 747 108 201 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 753 812 acres.. 79 339 76 421 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 4 acres.. 27 9 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 640 33 735 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 801 36 628 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 764 11 101 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 876 22 633 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 169 179 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 110 124 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 135 159 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 166 171 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 95 $100,000 or more .................... 115 107 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 587 27 213 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 892 29 483 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 851 923 $1,000.. 7 814 7 434 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 182 8 054 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 403 466 Other ............................... 446 455 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 527 553 200 days or more ................... 389 403 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 500 564 number.. 18 078 18 512 Beef cows ..................farms.. 371 403 number.. 5 223 5 343 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 64 number.. 2 235 2 399 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 450 534 number.. 9 821 12 157 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 214 305 number.. 71 563 76 772 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 217 311 number.. 123 008 121 867 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 52 number.. 598 890 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 60 number.. 620 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 444 575 acres.. 41 556 40 696 bushels.. 5 677 815 4 990 813 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 73 73 acres.. 1 605 1 224 tons, green.. 30 025 24 025 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 232 251 acres.. 5 020 4 499 bushels.. 230 318 222 766 Oats for grain................farms.. 24 27 acres.. 219 220 bushels.. 12 349 11 400 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 305 343 acres.. 21 483 19 356 bushels.. 854 599 722 175 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 443 508 silage.......................farms.. 10 746 11 550 acres.. 28 712 30 033 tons, dry.. 11 7 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 80 66 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. .