1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GIBSON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 720 846 Land in farms ..................acres.. 241 049 248 054 Average size of farm .......acres.. 335 293 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 497 443 351 981 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 449 1 151 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 606 56 631 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 167 183 50 to 179 acres ..................... 204 232 180 to 499 acres .................... 149 205 500 to 999 acres .................... 90 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 663 780 acres.. 218 182 218 618 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 628 739 acres.. 202 153 178 420 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 6 acres.. 686 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 951 54 942 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 599 64 944 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 414 35 978 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 537 18 965 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 112 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 94 112 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 105 174 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 98 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 114 $100,000 or more .................... 198 158 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 180 45 049 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 619 53 250 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 719 846 $1,000.. 19 939 10 530 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 732 12 447 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 414 493 Other ............................... 306 353 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 352 431 200 days or more ................... 259 293 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 193 249 number.. 7 420 9 441 Beef cows ..................farms.. 143 176 number.. 2 379 3 046 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 18 number.. 1 077 707 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 179 235 number.. 3 735 7 328 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 100 147 number.. 40 612 42 504 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 106 147 number.. 78 131 77 505 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 14 number.. 306 235 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 21 number.. (D) 2 533 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 498 594 acres.. 106 788 90 718 bushels.. 15 504 461 11 700 212 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 24 34 acres.. 604 1 193 tons, green.. 12 061 22 975 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 281 347 acres.. 24 602 18 217 bushels.. 1 315 421 944 882 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 74 bushels.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 472 554 acres.. 79 556 69 196 bushels.. 3 260 323 2 334 078 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 147 162 silage.......................farms.. 4 106 4 359 acres.. 9 996 10 055 tons, dry.. 38 40 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 140 1 171 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. .