1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 62 778 70 506 Land in farms ..................acres.. 15 618 831 16 170 895 Average size of farm .......acres.. 249 229 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 346 199 265 446 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 395 1 158 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 440 44 502 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 141 5 444 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 234 15 010 50 to 179 acres ..................... 21 268 24 892 180 to 499 acres .................... 12 928 15 902 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 000 6 670 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 207 2 588 Total cropland .................farms.. 58 117 65 529 acres.. 13 366 034 13 592 873 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 54 252 61 689 acres.. 11 834 675 10 706 298 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 742 1 481 acres.. 240 898 169 703 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 633 090 4 067 684 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 801 57 693 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 698 335 2 127 135 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 934 755 1 940 549 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 11 189 12 433 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 848 8 072 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 8 053 9 515 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 10 642 12 820 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 296 8 682 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 694 8 031 $100,000 or more .................... 12 056 10 953 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 645 379 3 178 679 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 073 45 084 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 62 772 70 506 $1,000.. 961 902 883 642 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 324 12 533 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 31 547 36 654 Other ............................... 31 231 33 852 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 35 397 40 682 200 days or more ................... 25 237 28 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 25 974 30 340 number.. 1 113 473 1 236 480 Beef cows ..................farms.. 16 783 19 150 number.. 293 836 315 784 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 958 5 204 number.. 144 532 163 867 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 24 215 28 905 number.. 763 919 881 663 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 987 14 834 number.. 4 618 663 4 372 294 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 559 15 458 number.. 8 760 626 8 024 713 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 553 3 008 number.. 72 386 82 757 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 348 3 713 number.. 22 256 785 26 787 315 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 188 311 number.. 21 081 124 22 306 685 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 005 45 383 acres.. 5 828 308 4 884 114 bushels.. 805 637 216 619 045 978 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 4 039 4 710 acres.. 110 919 112 812 tons, green.. 1 944 771 1 961 381 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 936 18 294 acres.. 542 058 590 920 bushels.. 25 048 728 30 789 151 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 905 4 982 acres.. 41 538 69 063 bushels.. 2 603 270 4 317 321 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 33 568 40 068 acres.. 4 729 880 4 397 253 bushels.. 195 049 717 169 749 051 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 24 321 27 050 silage.......................farms.. 686 707 720 914 acres.. 1 712 613 1 892 446 tons, dry.. 1 302 1 203 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 33 860 32 934 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. .