1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARRISON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 167 1 297 Land in farms ..................acres.. 161 745 184 573 Average size of farm .......acres.. 139 142 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 169 976 133 588 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 209 982 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 135 28 522 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 84 10 to 49 acres ...................... 336 319 50 to 179 acres ..................... 518 608 180 to 499 acres .................... 206 223 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 089 1 205 acres.. 103 932 121 566 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 969 1 078 acres.. 69 454 73 947 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 16 acres.. 119 54 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 507 51 388 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 995 39 620 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 590 8 994 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 918 42 394 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 365 418 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 236 245 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 191 245 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 189 175 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 97 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 59 $100,000 or more .................... 66 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 218 43 078 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 350 33 214 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 166 1 297 $1,000.. 4 581 7 391 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 929 5 698 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 474 567 Other ............................... 693 730 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 688 773 200 days or more ................... 514 591 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 748 854 number.. 25 505 27 563 Beef cows ..................farms.. 624 692 number.. 10 397 11 083 Milk cows ..................farms.. 57 91 number.. 2 218 2 699 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 676 811 number.. 22 512 22 262 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 115 176 number.. 18 771 23 496 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 120 181 number.. 32 524 44 514 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 18 number.. 375 579 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 69 number.. 174 407 186 093 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 6 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 358 521 acres.. 21 710 24 036 bushels.. 2 614 499 2 271 514 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 39 52 acres.. 1 407 1 544 tons, green.. 23 382 20 538 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 130 243 acres.. 6 270 9 825 bushels.. 258 087 409 470 Oats for grain................farms.. 34 45 acres.. 452 814 bushels.. 19 325 27 388 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 202 246 acres.. 17 388 15 734 bushels.. 627 432 369 534 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 701 766 silage.......................farms.. 22 701 23 252 acres.. 47 810 50 508 tons, dry.. 18 15 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 66 34 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. .