1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 123 1 327 Land in farms ..................acres.. 251 603 268 334 Average size of farm .......acres.. 224 202 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 303 002 239 496 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 315 1 122 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 922 48 115 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 105 116 10 to 49 acres ...................... 271 305 50 to 179 acres ..................... 397 498 180 to 499 acres .................... 213 268 500 to 999 acres .................... 90 103 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 041 1 227 acres.. 219 795 228 077 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 939 1 164 acres.. 192 885 176 926 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 55 acres.. 13 384 9 381 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 125 454 115 932 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 713 87 364 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 800 28 957 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 87 654 86 974 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 196 219 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 110 136 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 132 178 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 218 271 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 135 147 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 109 133 $100,000 or more .................... 223 243 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 111 101 94 396 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 845 71 135 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 124 1 327 $1,000.. 14 260 20 685 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 686 15 587 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 553 643 Other ............................... 570 684 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 662 855 200 days or more ................... 504 616 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 425 559 number.. 32 121 35 567 Beef cows ..................farms.. 178 224 number.. 3 624 4 382 Milk cows ..................farms.. 99 142 number.. 4 607 5 115 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 387 527 number.. 30 900 40 561 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 233 281 number.. 120 643 109 582 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 244 298 number.. 209 304 197 272 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 68 94 number.. 2 217 2 782 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 45 83 number.. 2 503 174 3 084 007 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 322 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 691 893 acres.. 104 136 86 743 bushels.. 13 348 153 10 107 947 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 117 165 acres.. 5 394 5 124 tons, green.. 78 889 85 312 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 183 372 acres.. 6 267 10 707 bushels.. 256 942 514 788 Oats for grain................farms.. 68 148 acres.. 1 500 2 231 bushels.. 92 205 127 298 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 635 764 acres.. 65 797 60 340 bushels.. 2 696 937 2 406 158 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 424 526 silage.......................farms.. 12 052 14 193 acres.. 33 459 45 000 tons, dry.. 21 14 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 944 114 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. .