1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FULTON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 690 773 Land in farms ..................acres.. 194 312 201 724 Average size of farm .......acres.. 282 261 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 303 298 246 392 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 041 966 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 105 45 047 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 131 136 50 to 179 acres ..................... 208 225 180 to 499 acres .................... 181 233 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 664 729 acres.. 174 524 179 808 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 615 694 acres.. 153 531 141 983 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 57 acres.. 12 003 11 449 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 604 45 784 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 890 59 229 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 594 25 632 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 009 20 153 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 103 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 129 153 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 103 116 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 107 $100,000 or more .................... 151 141 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 978 35 843 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 303 46 369 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 691 773 $1,000.. 7 743 8 426 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 205 10 901 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 361 410 Other ............................... 329 363 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 394 449 200 days or more ................... 294 312 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 260 307 number.. 12 173 14 181 Beef cows ..................farms.. 134 146 number.. 2 444 2 103 Milk cows ..................farms.. 45 67 number.. 2 406 3 125 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 246 305 number.. 7 019 7 847 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 164 190 number.. 48 331 55 988 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 169 208 number.. 85 881 90 825 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 52 number.. 1 118 1 659 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 21 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 502 589 acres.. 83 454 68 029 bushels.. 10 463 542 8 062 299 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 63 60 acres.. 1 719 1 562 tons, green.. 29 626 25 558 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 109 228 acres.. 2 586 6 551 bushels.. 93 098 316 917 Oats for grain................farms.. 26 51 acres.. 265 619 bushels.. 14 101 39 469 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 452 520 acres.. 57 022 55 062 bushels.. 2 158 618 2 200 563 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 268 285 silage.......................farms.. 7 560 8 874 acres.. 22 713 29 850 tons, dry.. 4 2 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 53 (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. .