1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KNOX COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 688 833 Land in farms ..................acres.. 305 634 309 372 Average size of farm .......acres.. 444 371 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 533 969 354 891 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 222 986 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 715 61 657 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 121 136 50 to 179 acres ..................... 159 206 180 to 499 acres .................... 176 243 500 to 999 acres .................... 100 130 1,000 acres or more ................. 86 75 Total cropland .................farms.. 641 798 acres.. 278 985 274 337 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 614 767 acres.. 258 958 222 449 Irrigated land .................farms.. 62 43 acres.. 9 278 5 237 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 99 303 66 039 Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 336 79 279 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 68 349 47 496 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 954 18 543 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 72 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 106 139 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 97 152 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 106 118 $100,000 or more .................... 228 207 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 71 971 51 972 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 457 62 391 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 689 833 $1,000.. 26 770 13 646 Average per farm..........dollars.. 38 854 16 381 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 447 580 Other ............................... 241 253 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 308 347 200 days or more ................... 197 184 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 229 306 number.. 13 295 15 040 Beef cows ..................farms.. 158 206 number.. 4 188 4 581 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 15 number.. 462 522 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 224 306 number.. 10 295 11 246 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 154 191 number.. 63 015 55 759 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 161 196 number.. 117 411 98 832 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 17 number.. 346 300 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 35 number.. (D) 1 019 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 511 634 acres.. 118 989 100 588 bushels.. 18 469 335 13 477 410 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 28 40 acres.. 1 071 1 065 tons, green.. 21 300 18 010 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 387 470 acres.. 39 989 32 603 bushels.. 1 998 975 1 630 329 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 322 bushels.. (D) 15 324 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 498 594 acres.. 101 159 84 336 bushels.. 3 964 503 2 737 595 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 171 216 silage.......................farms.. 5 844 6 397 acres.. 12 858 14 821 tons, dry.. 83 88 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 899 4 915 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. .