1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRANT COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 630 744 Land in farms ..................acres.. 196 537 196 132 Average size of farm .......acres.. 312 264 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 468 602 351 922 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 530 1 260 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 344 53 347 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 147 164 50 to 179 acres ..................... 168 197 180 to 499 acres .................... 138 203 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 89 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 589 696 acres.. 182 737 180 189 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 562 674 acres.. 173 700 158 578 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 3 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 970 51 871 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 428 69 718 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 562 34 108 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 408 17 763 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 98 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 112 $100,000 or more .................... 179 152 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 571 38 644 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 524 52 010 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 632 743 $1,000.. 12 537 12 350 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 837 16 622 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 358 422 Other ............................... 272 322 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 311 416 200 days or more ................... 233 293 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 153 194 number.. 6 000 7 395 Beef cows ..................farms.. 91 95 number.. 921 1 144 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 26 number.. 1 008 1 160 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 138 194 number.. 4 467 6 800 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 129 174 number.. 51 106 54 739 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 142 177 number.. 89 975 91 346 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 40 number.. 492 888 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 36 number.. (D) 255 103 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 256 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 405 474 acres.. 74 332 54 975 bushels.. 11 098 171 7 488 423 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 22 38 acres.. 718 1 256 tons, green.. 15 092 24 833 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 129 215 acres.. 4 224 6 311 bushels.. 187 511 363 222 Oats for grain................farms.. 23 48 acres.. 363 719 bushels.. 19 809 43 965 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 446 579 acres.. 91 217 92 478 bushels.. 4 001 331 3 901 458 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 151 170 silage.......................farms.. 4 703 3 872 acres.. 10 321 10 890 tons, dry.. 8 10 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 610 (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. .