1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HENRY COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 848 938 Land in farms ..................acres.. 190 798 186 172 Average size of farm .......acres.. 225 198 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 280 470 199 643 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 231 1 045 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 068 38 780 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 81 82 10 to 49 acres ...................... 231 235 50 to 179 acres ..................... 257 327 180 to 499 acres .................... 157 191 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 776 868 acres.. 172 256 167 303 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 731 814 acres.. 156 826 136 127 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 9 acres.. 235 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 298 45 569 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 852 48 581 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 256 26 975 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 043 18 594 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 155 160 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 111 125 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 164 208 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 120 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 98 111 $100,000 or more .................... 151 123 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 303 36 270 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 004 38 668 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 849 938 $1,000.. 9 013 8 977 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 616 9 570 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 393 490 Other ............................... 455 448 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 492 515 200 days or more ................... 372 386 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 372 427 number.. 14 626 17 031 Beef cows ..................farms.. 256 294 number.. 4 243 4 023 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 32 number.. 655 1 064 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 340 411 number.. 14 122 16 534 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 137 211 number.. 38 614 46 601 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 155 225 number.. 72 254 81 107 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 61 number.. 827 982 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 45 number.. 945 1 865 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 330 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 535 616 acres.. 76 615 57 456 bushels.. 10 791 942 7 437 016 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 34 53 acres.. 1 200 1 117 tons, green.. 21 520 23 025 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 137 163 acres.. 5 232 4 192 bushels.. 268 751 239 259 Oats for grain................farms.. 23 54 acres.. 310 612 bushels.. 22 125 37 219 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 517 623 acres.. 68 990 67 351 bushels.. 2 993 490 2 699 438 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 302 331 silage.......................farms.. 6 723 6 580 acres.. 19 624 20 024 tons, dry.. 16 9 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 486 345 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. .