1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 958 987 Land in farms ..................acres.. 207 766 202 544 Average size of farm .......acres.. 217 205 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 246 842 179 585 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 122 892 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 930 25 985 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 217 228 50 to 179 acres ..................... 395 404 180 to 499 acres .................... 213 215 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 894 916 acres.. 149 379 144 001 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 815 841 acres.. 117 268 103 559 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 7 acres.. 57 103 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 026 32 763 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 825 33 195 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 023 16 504 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 003 16 260 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 253 265 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 147 196 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 168 151 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 158 146 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 85 $100,000 or more .................... 108 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 995 25 441 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 478 25 750 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 957 988 $1,000.. 8 581 5 169 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 966 5 231 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 397 445 Other ............................... 561 542 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 582 564 200 days or more ................... 413 412 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 561 620 number.. 22 214 23 126 Beef cows ..................farms.. 466 511 number.. 9 077 9 399 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 38 number.. 1 592 1 430 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 530 592 number.. 11 850 12 925 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 112 117 number.. 27 742 21 414 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 113 113 number.. 45 316 38 802 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 25 number.. 1 298 1 494 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 62 number.. 967 1 576 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 369 439 acres.. 51 722 45 629 bushels.. 7 203 511 5 575 107 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 45 52 acres.. 1 037 1 363 tons, green.. 16 800 24 046 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 83 97 acres.. 2 712 3 494 bushels.. 107 538 148 989 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 6 acres.. 95 74 bushels.. 4 300 3 098 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 343 376 acres.. 43 769 36 552 bushels.. 1 651 436 1 247 056 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 560 558 silage.......................farms.. 20 858 18 616 acres.. 39 583 37 540 tons, dry.. 9 11 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 47 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. .