1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAWRENCE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 849 865 Land in farms ..................acres.. 158 788 172 226 Average size of farm .......acres.. 187 199 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 213 130 457 Average per acre .........dollars.. 924 661 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 272 21 576 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 186 181 50 to 179 acres ..................... 381 382 180 to 499 acres .................... 178 198 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 48 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 771 790 acres.. 94 715 103 673 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 662 693 acres.. 54 883 58 223 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 6 acres.. (D) 52 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 167 15 696 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 220 18 146 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 231 5 754 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 936 9 942 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 259 262 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 152 139 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 141 157 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 156 159 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 75 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 41 $100,000 or more .................... 34 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 300 14 329 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 979 16 566 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 851 865 $1,000.. 1 264 1 339 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 485 1 549 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 306 324 Other ............................... 543 541 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 542 555 200 days or more ................... 407 397 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 591 596 number.. 26 499 26 291 Beef cows ..................farms.. 509 506 number.. 12 716 12 485 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 34 number.. 825 1 067 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 573 596 number.. 14 197 15 172 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 89 90 number.. 13 385 13 244 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 87 98 number.. 24 361 20 738 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 17 number.. 272 363 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 35 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 288 364 acres.. 20 865 22 749 bushels.. 2 545 956 2 238 230 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 37 42 acres.. 702 736 tons, green.. 11 297 9 237 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 60 86 acres.. 2 049 3 104 bushels.. 82 792 117 796 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 22 acres.. 168 258 bushels.. 8 402 10 433 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 171 203 acres.. 10 541 12 080 bushels.. 377 669 315 654 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 533 563 silage.......................farms.. 21 857 20 250 acres.. 52 297 47 787 tons, dry.. 10 9 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) 23 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. .