1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HUNTINGTON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 704 818 Land in farms ..................acres.. 187 955 194 605 Average size of farm .......acres.. 267 238 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 409 608 293 945 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 529 1 243 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 846 48 445 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 136 147 50 to 179 acres ..................... 237 281 180 to 499 acres .................... 149 209 500 to 999 acres .................... 92 99 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 656 761 acres.. 170 016 174 466 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 627 731 acres.. 158 091 145 851 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 7 acres.. (D) 56 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 517 49 685 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 599 60 739 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 697 28 547 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 820 21 137 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 96 101 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 102 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 124 158 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 97 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 87 121 $100,000 or more .................... 160 131 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 573 37 770 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 879 46 230 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 701 817 $1,000.. 11 324 12 661 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 153 15 496 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 370 432 Other ............................... 334 386 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 414 483 200 days or more ................... 271 341 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 183 236 number.. 7 550 9 410 Beef cows ..................farms.. 112 128 number.. 1 792 1 749 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 33 number.. 1 232 1 759 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 168 213 number.. 5 341 6 725 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 152 178 number.. 70 635 62 155 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 155 193 number.. 146 796 118 177 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 57 number.. 1 076 1 901 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 26 number.. (D) 210 942 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 655 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 476 584 acres.. 63 934 47 806 bushels.. 8 744 343 5 977 579 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 30 34 acres.. 924 703 tons, green.. 16 098 11 470 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 233 348 acres.. 8 741 11 265 bushels.. 343 536 607 044 Oats for grain................farms.. 47 95 acres.. 891 1 374 bushels.. 46 539 92 157 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 509 622 acres.. 78 801 78 131 bushels.. 3 281 252 3 213 822 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 189 218 silage.......................farms.. 5 031 5 601 acres.. 13 236 15 857 tons, dry.. 6 9 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) (D) 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. .