1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HANCOCK COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 625 698 Land in farms ..................acres.. 163 248 167 113 Average size of farm .......acres.. 261 239 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 461 584 345 925 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 821 1 435 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 966 49 401 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 88 74 10 to 49 acres ...................... 174 185 50 to 179 acres ..................... 167 212 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 574 634 acres.. 153 178 155 930 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 538 607 acres.. 146 574 133 327 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 9 acres.. 118 61 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 137 40 306 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 819 57 745 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 338 29 272 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 799 11 034 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 117 106 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 108 146 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 76 $100,000 or more .................... 119 113 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 308 28 892 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 718 41 451 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 627 697 $1,000.. 11 127 9 818 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 746 14 087 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 291 352 Other ............................... 334 346 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 379 410 200 days or more ................... 295 299 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 169 217 number.. 4 683 5 883 Beef cows ..................farms.. 127 153 number.. 1 710 1 790 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 13 number.. 89 259 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 153 203 number.. 3 080 3 983 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 115 121 number.. 52 884 41 643 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 122 127 number.. 101 790 74 324 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 53 number.. 3 289 2 183 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 19 number.. 102 588 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 384 461 acres.. 70 368 56 186 bushels.. 10 048 422 7 813 961 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 15 16 acres.. 280 210 tons, green.. 4 825 3 665 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 139 130 acres.. 5 542 3 128 bushels.. 273 898 186 525 Oats for grain................farms.. 9 41 acres.. 132 541 bushels.. 7 983 36 679 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 399 475 acres.. 68 533 70 715 bushels.. 2 790 947 2 830 037 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 152 177 silage.......................farms.. 2 678 3 072 acres.. 7 176 8 901 tons, dry.. 16 13 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 74 102 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. .