1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOWARD COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 566 677 Land in farms ..................acres.. 148 609 153 607 Average size of farm .......acres.. 263 227 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 499 054 367 437 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 952 1 601 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 680 48 879 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 104 140 50 to 179 acres ..................... 149 190 180 to 499 acres .................... 149 171 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 532 619 acres.. 136 754 140 762 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 510 595 acres.. 130 765 119 901 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 6 acres.. 12 22 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 428 47 705 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 696 70 465 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 631 28 527 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 797 19 178 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 97 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 118 $100,000 or more .................... 164 132 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 899 36 736 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 157 54 183 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 565 678 $1,000.. 14 260 11 345 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 240 16 733 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 334 398 Other ............................... 232 279 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 266 355 200 days or more ................... 181 232 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 162 198 number.. 8 218 8 752 Beef cows ..................farms.. 92 111 number.. 1 735 1 264 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 21 number.. 1 146 886 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 148 187 number.. 7 077 6 897 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 155 183 number.. 95 148 80 254 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 159 194 number.. 174 139 127 519 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 21 number.. 234 564 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 29 number.. 1 905 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 1 500 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 411 474 acres.. 63 299 50 874 bushels.. 9 760 009 7 411 497 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 26 25 acres.. 544 425 tons, green.. 10 730 8 086 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 115 135 acres.. 2 439 2 414 bushels.. 126 968 160 422 Oats for grain................farms.. 28 31 acres.. 333 338 bushels.. 21 740 20 916 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 406 493 acres.. 60 873 63 298 bushels.. 2 788 981 2 916 713 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 151 139 silage.......................farms.. 2 892 2 656 acres.. 7 827 8 493 tons, dry.. 17 16 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 908 693 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. .