1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARSHALL COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 956 1 090 Land in farms ..................acres.. 219 402 222 394 Average size of farm .......acres.. 230 204 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 259 993 209 771 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 098 988 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 557 40 496 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 90 78 10 to 49 acres ...................... 202 225 50 to 179 acres ..................... 344 430 180 to 499 acres .................... 194 245 500 to 999 acres .................... 80 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 895 1 024 acres.. 194 694 194 272 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 827 989 acres.. 174 005 152 894 Irrigated land .................farms.. 40 44 acres.. 7 006 4 086 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 118 51 382 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 793 47 139 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 072 27 295 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 046 24 087 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 162 185 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 102 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 124 150 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 155 235 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 116 152 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 120 111 $100,000 or more .................... 176 155 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 713 40 061 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 673 36 787 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 958 1 089 $1,000.. 13 592 12 264 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 187 11 262 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 500 579 Other ............................... 456 511 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 530 621 200 days or more ................... 376 444 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 362 424 number.. 20 384 22 302 Beef cows ..................farms.. 140 158 number.. 2 522 2 126 Milk cows ..................farms.. 113 162 number.. 6 155 7 110 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 355 396 number.. 10 037 12 364 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 160 194 number.. 38 250 30 336 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 169 209 number.. 64 954 64 025 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 45 number.. 1 908 1 256 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 60 number.. 73 308 112 188 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 9 number.. 1 055 938 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 632 811 acres.. 92 307 73 328 bushels.. 11 086 681 8 533 997 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 115 116 acres.. 3 840 3 185 tons, green.. 61 897 49 370 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 166 262 acres.. 5 259 7 013 bushels.. 224 983 348 182 Oats for grain................farms.. 63 90 acres.. 841 1 116 bushels.. 55 806 58 876 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 581 661 acres.. 60 840 53 707 bushels.. 2 281 249 2 142 680 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 373 459 silage.......................farms.. 14 156 15 807 acres.. 43 854 49 988 tons, dry.. 21 19 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 168 228 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. .