1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 482 551 Land in farms ..................acres.. 144 305 145 566 Average size of farm .......acres.. 299 264 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 443 124 346 299 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 544 1 377 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 429 49 482 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 142 50 to 179 acres ..................... 130 133 180 to 499 acres .................... 116 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 452 509 acres.. 133 828 133 998 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 430 495 acres.. 122 190 108 284 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 34 acres.. 6 881 5 524 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 570 32 553 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 647 59 080 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 554 26 471 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 015 6 082 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 106 110 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 91 90 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 68 $100,000 or more .................... 105 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 500 24 331 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 904 44 157 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 482 551 $1,000.. 6 049 8 159 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 550 14 808 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 271 316 Other ............................... 211 235 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 268 286 200 days or more ................... 193 177 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 116 154 number.. 3 965 6 096 Beef cows ..................farms.. 65 77 number.. 768 1 395 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 35 number.. 1 216 1 377 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 103 139 number.. 2 194 3 659 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 46 number.. 8 628 9 871 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 48 number.. 14 091 15 908 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 15 number.. 411 230 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 30 number.. 3 214 6 097 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 298 350 acres.. 64 854 50 363 bushels.. 7 908 832 6 155 521 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 29 31 acres.. 615 747 tons, green.. 11 130 13 240 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 122 acres.. 737 3 854 bushels.. 25 959 217 585 Oats for grain................farms.. 38 68 acres.. 517 1 113 bushels.. 29 332 66 983 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 310 362 acres.. 50 112 45 728 bushels.. 1 715 375 1 822 479 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 152 178 silage.......................farms.. 3 942 4 099 acres.. 11 873 12 590 tons, dry.. 34 18 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 347 2 301 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. .