1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JOHNSON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 586 650 Land in farms ..................acres.. 139 638 139 792 Average size of farm .......acres.. 238 215 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 419 365 306 527 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 869 1 421 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 161 52 498 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 183 175 50 to 179 acres ..................... 149 194 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 77 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 518 601 acres.. 123 768 123 654 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 484 565 acres.. 115 788 102 011 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 3 acres.. 807 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 132 31 821 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 604 48 956 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 872 22 591 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 260 9 230 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 106 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 90 $100,000 or more .................... 122 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 138 25 380 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 045 38 986 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 587 651 $1,000.. 11 076 6 539 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 870 10 045 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 298 336 Other ............................... 288 314 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 317 376 200 days or more ................... 227 265 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 227 279 number.. 10 059 9 651 Beef cows ..................farms.. 154 193 number.. 2 392 2 923 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 17 number.. 1 110 606 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 217 265 number.. 5 869 7 603 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 77 99 number.. 26 151 19 360 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 73 104 number.. 41 822 31 648 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 27 number.. 785 769 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 23 number.. (D) 975 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 349 392 acres.. 61 060 50 211 bushels.. 9 424 524 6 617 677 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 26 37 acres.. 693 710 tons, green.. 16 140 13 138 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 157 198 acres.. 6 030 5 905 bushels.. 329 933 318 605 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 12 acres.. 103 133 bushels.. 5 454 8 781 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 323 398 acres.. 42 208 41 306 bushels.. 1 927 602 1 569 659 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 206 240 silage.......................farms.. 6 226 4 850 acres.. 16 047 14 343 tons, dry.. 21 10 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 187 59 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. .