1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARION COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 276 361 Land in farms ..................acres.. 38 783 56 772 Average size of farm .......acres.. 141 157 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 406 518 324 125 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 636 2 295 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 507 31 187 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 64 97 10 to 49 acres ...................... 111 117 50 to 179 acres ..................... 56 80 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 237 313 acres.. 34 281 48 005 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 217 278 acres.. 30 923 40 992 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 46 acres.. 370 1 065 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 709 22 047 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 034 61 071 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 104 15 176 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 606 6 871 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 75 97 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 26 $100,000 or more .................... 52 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 055 13 891 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 943 38 586 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 274 360 $1,000.. 5 575 7 295 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 346 20 264 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 125 156 Other ............................... 151 205 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 145 205 200 days or more ................... 108 158 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 70 99 number.. 2 214 3 562 Beef cows ..................farms.. 53 67 number.. (D) 951 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 596 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 70 93 number.. 1 014 1 668 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 31 number.. 7 513 4 870 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 29 number.. 13 850 6 187 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 29 number.. 313 716 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 18 number.. 428 1 889 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 93 124 acres.. 13 692 16 797 bushels.. 1 883 188 2 284 143 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 10 10 acres.. 411 554 tons, green.. 8 530 12 164 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 34 42 acres.. 1 328 1 134 bushels.. 61 721 67 395 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 9 acres.. 27 160 bushels.. 1 643 8 940 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 103 151 acres.. 13 774 20 322 bushels.. 543 969 717 875 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 71 87 silage.......................farms.. 1 430 2 268 acres.. 2 940 5 375 tons, dry.. 26 32 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 466 474 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. .