1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JENNINGS COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 658 671 Land in farms ..................acres.. 124 694 131 481 Average size of farm .......acres.. 190 196 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 231 119 168 653 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 249 913 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 608 32 809 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 180 155 50 to 179 acres ..................... 263 284 180 to 499 acres .................... 114 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 596 630 acres.. 87 874 92 216 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 537 574 acres.. 72 548 68 210 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 7 acres.. 5 9 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 568 28 857 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 055 43 005 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 740 11 977 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 828 16 880 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 155 173 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 102 102 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 118 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 114 134 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 51 $100,000 or more .................... 56 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 290 25 388 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 034 37 836 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 658 671 $1,000.. 5 018 4 878 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 626 7 270 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 267 288 Other ............................... 391 383 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 395 424 200 days or more ................... 312 320 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 351 347 number.. 10 404 9 682 Beef cows ..................farms.. 280 294 number.. 4 246 4 075 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 18 number.. 535 452 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 312 320 number.. 4 526 4 979 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 120 165 number.. 17 528 18 971 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 122 164 number.. 32 448 36 705 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 11 number.. 225 341 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 32 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 305 399 acres.. 32 864 33 661 bushels.. 4 225 523 3 745 730 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 17 19 acres.. 375 486 tons, green.. 4 867 6 911 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 95 94 acres.. 4 254 2 224 bushels.. 210 566 97 326 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 10 acres.. 25 132 bushels.. 1 310 3 534 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 279 309 acres.. 31 062 26 468 bushels.. 1 127 845 871 077 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 258 270 silage.......................farms.. 5 684 6 809 acres.. 14 268 15 026 tons, dry.. 6 7 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 26 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. .