1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARTIN COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 375 361 Land in farms ..................acres.. 71 596 67 373 Average size of farm .......acres.. 191 187 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 195 235 135 967 Average per acre .........dollars.. 970 702 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 484 29 250 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 83 74 50 to 179 acres ..................... 145 150 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 80 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 320 323 acres.. 45 506 41 287 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 277 271 acres.. 31 723 24 308 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 472 23 499 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 926 65 094 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 101 3 125 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 371 20 374 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 90 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 29 $100,000 or more .................... 68 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 030 19 872 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 579 55 047 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 374 361 $1,000.. 3 343 2 342 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 939 6 489 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 155 143 Other ............................... 220 218 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 234 234 200 days or more ................... 179 177 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 246 213 number.. 9 578 8 975 Beef cows ..................farms.. 203 178 number.. 3 758 3 503 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 16 number.. 186 339 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 225 203 number.. 6 027 5 449 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 113 107 number.. 43 316 34 966 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 116 107 number.. 92 346 57 996 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 2 number.. 128 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 23 number.. 274 716 305 491 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 158 189 acres.. 16 071 12 667 bushels.. 2 284 775 1 445 504 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 22 26 acres.. 502 667 tons, green.. 8 305 13 857 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 44 49 acres.. 1 757 1 281 bushels.. 69 567 62 723 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 24 bushels.. (D) 966 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 73 92 acres.. 8 695 4 560 bushels.. 339 091 165 589 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 217 183 silage.......................farms.. 6 385 6 004 acres.. 11 547 11 757 tons, dry.. 2 0 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) 0 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. .