1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 914 962 Land in farms ..................acres.. 130 826 137 233 Average size of farm .......acres.. 143 143 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 448 112 435 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 070 807 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 851 28 543 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 96 95 10 to 49 acres ...................... 213 231 50 to 179 acres ..................... 409 430 180 to 499 acres .................... 153 164 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 874 940 acres.. 84 756 86 184 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 841 905 acres.. 62 010 56 711 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 8 acres.. 228 218 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 672 18 357 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 805 19 082 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 736 12 356 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 936 6 001 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 164 234 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 155 182 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 179 200 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 213 191 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 110 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 36 $100,000 or more .................... 49 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 606 13 961 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 356 14 513 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 914 962 $1,000.. 3 196 4 152 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 497 4 316 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 358 375 Other ............................... 556 587 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 546 607 200 days or more ................... 427 452 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 442 471 number.. 13 212 13 168 Beef cows ..................farms.. 376 381 number.. 5 538 5 856 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 42 number.. 1 006 1 150 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 394 424 number.. 5 880 7 110 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 75 number.. 7 763 7 519 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 75 number.. 15 339 15 818 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 19 number.. 547 438 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 41 number.. 890 1 060 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 281 451 acres.. 17 384 22 448 bushels.. 2 061 900 2 298 377 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 22 32 acres.. 638 693 tons, green.. 11 729 12 196 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 76 129 acres.. 3 583 2 558 bushels.. 159 209 115 214 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 20 acres.. 90 232 bushels.. 3 340 9 922 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 289 337 acres.. 29 327 20 013 bushels.. 975 218 618 952 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 415 458 silage.......................farms.. 9 714 10 882 acres.. 22 795 23 276 tons, dry.. 16 19 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 137 573 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. .