1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 648 772 Land in farms ..................acres.. 162 670 172 157 Average size of farm .......acres.. 251 223 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 532 188 383 850 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 204 1 733 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 477 45 557 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 78 77 10 to 49 acres ...................... 176 228 50 to 179 acres ..................... 178 214 180 to 499 acres .................... 116 147 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 606 709 acres.. 148 601 155 169 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 564 657 acres.. 139 593 130 975 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 8 acres.. 248 86 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 258 47 479 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 559 61 501 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 024 34 222 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 234 13 257 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 130 154 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 94 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 163 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 79 $100,000 or more .................... 115 117 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 074 35 633 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 299 46 156 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 648 772 $1,000.. 12 421 11 578 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 168 14 998 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 331 390 Other ............................... 317 382 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 363 448 200 days or more ................... 275 322 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 182 256 number.. 5 780 7 312 Beef cows ..................farms.. 128 171 number.. 1 803 2 311 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 17 number.. 462 586 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 167 234 number.. 2 995 4 083 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 104 147 number.. 39 524 43 316 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 105 164 number.. 72 548 86 286 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 63 number.. 940 1 016 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 28 number.. 1 283 8 081 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 382 454 acres.. 65 970 53 997 bushels.. 9 237 282 7 337 161 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 16 20 acres.. 369 375 tons, green.. 6 621 7 157 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 129 185 acres.. 4 807 4 650 bushels.. 243 078 289 590 Oats for grain................farms.. 20 39 acres.. 273 427 bushels.. 17 297 27 042 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 405 518 acres.. 65 898 68 545 bushels.. 2 716 212 2 873 019 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 197 218 silage.......................farms.. 3 844 3 859 acres.. 10 863 10 954 tons, dry.. 17 10 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 128 178 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. .