1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LA PORTE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 826 914 Land in farms ..................acres.. 267 695 258 506 Average size of farm .......acres.. 324 283 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 426 676 310 716 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 346 1 099 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 211 54 750 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 81 10 to 49 acres ...................... 167 171 50 to 179 acres ..................... 237 292 180 to 499 acres .................... 172 202 500 to 999 acres .................... 114 120 1,000 acres or more ................. 66 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 782 852 acres.. 246 638 230 944 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 743 804 acres.. 225 617 185 603 Irrigated land .................farms.. 113 78 acres.. 25 922 15 607 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 76 616 65 355 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 755 71 504 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 521 42 058 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 095 23 297 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 142 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 94 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 146 149 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 118 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 99 107 $100,000 or more .................... 206 199 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 352 51 402 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 304 56 238 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 828 914 $1,000.. 14 211 14 722 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 162 16 107 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 448 507 Other ............................... 378 407 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 417 488 200 days or more ................... 299 348 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 244 309 number.. 21 146 22 219 Beef cows ..................farms.. 114 142 number.. 2 530 2 288 Milk cows ..................farms.. 58 77 number.. 4 409 4 805 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 229 292 number.. 21 420 22 707 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 89 122 number.. 29 122 32 920 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 90 135 number.. 56 305 58 357 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 46 number.. 1 000 1 164 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 41 number.. 1 118 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 6 number.. 104 208 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 555 639 acres.. 125 779 94 986 bushels.. 15 732 791 11 928 483 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 66 70 acres.. 2 854 2 826 tons, green.. 51 643 43 096 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 122 213 acres.. 4 856 5 318 bushels.. 195 791 279 122 Oats for grain................farms.. 40 86 acres.. 795 1 363 bushels.. 46 185 93 708 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 490 558 acres.. 76 355 68 425 bushels.. 2 715 908 2 745 975 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 264 293 silage.......................farms.. 11 109 11 335 acres.. 31 035 37 210 tons, dry.. 29 27 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 684 976 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. .