1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAGRANGE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 391 1 437 Land in farms ..................acres.. 187 549 191 358 Average size of farm .......acres.. 135 133 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 214 776 169 372 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 527 1 244 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 953 31 122 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 164 159 10 to 49 acres ...................... 353 342 50 to 179 acres ..................... 698 728 180 to 499 acres .................... 104 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 276 1 297 acres.. 156 515 154 664 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 118 1 172 acres.. 127 426 110 726 Irrigated land .................farms.. 97 81 acres.. 26 023 18 561 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 98 309 81 433 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 675 56 669 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 579 21 456 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 63 731 59 977 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 159 185 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 132 158 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 258 312 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 310 303 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 249 201 $100,000 or more .................... 184 171 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 76 721 65 131 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 155 45 293 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 391 1 438 $1,000.. 21 467 16 205 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 432 11 269 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 795 825 Other ............................... 596 612 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 787 893 200 days or more ................... 488 543 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 967 973 number.. 41 933 42 501 Beef cows ..................farms.. 93 89 number.. 1 148 1 038 Milk cows ..................farms.. 606 684 number.. 10 889 10 713 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 929 945 number.. 37 683 36 365 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 584 664 number.. 107 954 92 035 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 595 681 number.. 241 411 221 386 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 77 79 number.. 1 512 1 655 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 243 332 number.. (D) 1 310 551 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 32 37 number.. 1 057 164 820 218 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 922 978 acres.. 69 152 53 842 bushels.. 8 086 400 5 930 007 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 521 540 acres.. 5 336 5 529 tons, green.. 93 637 83 993 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 255 385 acres.. 4 813 6 644 bushels.. 193 669 280 448 Oats for grain................farms.. 377 475 acres.. 3 983 5 458 bushels.. 265 387 293 672 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 238 277 acres.. 24 078 19 976 bushels.. 955 027 753 800 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 853 853 silage.......................farms.. 21 621 19 956 acres.. 65 404 57 409 tons, dry.. 22 18 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 262 76 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. .