1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HENDRICKS COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 792 926 Land in farms ..................acres.. 187 079 181 806 Average size of farm .......acres.. 236 196 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 425 318 280 394 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 824 1 415 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 843 35 256 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 75 83 10 to 49 acres ...................... 240 269 50 to 179 acres ..................... 232 285 180 to 499 acres .................... 136 183 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 735 850 acres.. 170 726 159 691 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 694 796 acres.. 156 136 132 640 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 6 acres.. 11 63 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 389 40 708 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 097 43 961 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 998 29 353 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 391 11 355 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 165 186 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 107 141 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 141 182 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 109 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 77 $100,000 or more .................... 123 125 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 100 31 890 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 962 34 439 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 790 926 $1,000.. 10 690 8 282 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 532 8 944 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 360 458 Other ............................... 432 468 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 469 549 200 days or more ................... 327 373 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 292 395 number.. 7 743 11 416 Beef cows ..................farms.. 215 290 number.. 3 042 3 656 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 33 number.. 557 798 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 257 379 number.. 4 523 6 404 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 95 148 number.. 38 486 32 915 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 103 155 number.. 68 817 58 240 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 48 number.. 927 1 120 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 48 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 441 541 acres.. 73 160 55 997 bushels.. 10 519 577 7 612 300 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 16 20 acres.. 464 626 tons, green.. 8 588 13 565 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 121 135 acres.. 4 752 4 192 bushels.. 233 675 234 248 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 52 acres.. 375 800 bushels.. 15 997 47 079 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 453 567 acres.. 72 145 66 351 bushels.. 3 048 710 2 607 234 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 294 329 silage.......................farms.. 6 399 6 644 acres.. 18 006 20 827 tons, dry.. 12 7 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 66 42 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. .