1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MADISON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 848 956 Land in farms ..................acres.. 223 328 225 979 Average size of farm .......acres.. 263 236 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 429 855 359 639 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 696 1 499 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 862 52 362 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 89 99 10 to 49 acres ...................... 249 275 50 to 179 acres ..................... 229 245 180 to 499 acres .................... 137 194 500 to 999 acres .................... 86 104 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 790 874 acres.. 207 382 205 917 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 750 830 acres.. 195 829 174 298 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 7 acres.. 443 1 208 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 728 57 622 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 510 60 274 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 215 43 410 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 513 14 212 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 156 182 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 120 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 137 163 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 120 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 84 102 $100,000 or more .................... 173 165 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 792 41 310 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 148 43 211 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 847 956 $1,000.. 12 764 17 131 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 069 17 919 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 426 479 Other ............................... 422 477 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 452 532 200 days or more ................... 333 406 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 249 304 number.. 9 366 10 967 Beef cows ..................farms.. 186 214 number.. 2 783 2 723 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 22 number.. 619 790 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 226 291 number.. 7 343 8 323 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 110 147 number.. 37 066 40 626 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 118 155 number.. 67 797 75 205 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 52 number.. 931 1 389 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 34 number.. (D) 1 545 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 554 611 acres.. 93 706 75 579 bushels.. 13 713 245 10 805 843 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 28 29 acres.. 854 758 tons, green.. 17 355 16 133 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 162 218 acres.. 5 810 6 188 bushels.. 318 301 377 237 Oats for grain................farms.. 28 49 acres.. 316 553 bushels.. 21 452 41 104 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 523 648 acres.. 90 393 88 585 bushels.. 3 871 623 3 835 018 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 228 247 silage.......................farms.. 4 253 4 740 acres.. 10 985 12 841 tons, dry.. 22 14 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 617 1 488 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. .