1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MIAMI COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 771 818 Land in farms ..................acres.. 188 843 196 019 Average size of farm .......acres.. 245 240 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 337 370 255 768 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 320 1 078 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 407 43 736 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 75 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 159 165 50 to 179 acres ..................... 226 262 180 to 499 acres .................... 187 211 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 101 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 718 775 acres.. 169 587 174 677 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 678 749 acres.. 154 087 144 500 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 15 acres.. 2 806 2 026 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 642 62 590 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 842 76 516 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 396 26 369 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 246 36 221 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 106 105 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 106 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 131 143 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 107 114 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 83 103 $100,000 or more .................... 182 178 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 461 46 310 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 043 56 614 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 771 818 $1,000.. 12 840 15 936 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 653 19 481 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 415 467 Other ............................... 356 351 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 412 446 200 days or more ................... 298 311 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 263 325 number.. 15 322 20 657 Beef cows ..................farms.. 132 152 number.. 1 820 2 705 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 72 number.. 2 855 3 716 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 261 326 number.. 18 018 19 343 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 209 219 number.. 107 813 108 971 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 221 232 number.. 182 818 193 772 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 50 number.. 784 1 337 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 42 number.. 624 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 386 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 540 611 acres.. 73 457 63 708 bushels.. 9 745 953 8 239 704 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 66 86 acres.. 2 698 3 743 tons, green.. 46 379 65 483 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 151 278 acres.. 4 738 7 291 bushels.. 211 782 427 297 Oats for grain................farms.. 22 72 acres.. 378 978 bushels.. 22 417 62 529 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 523 584 acres.. 67 398 62 509 bushels.. 2 924 656 2 668 892 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 246 287 silage.......................farms.. 7 838 8 345 acres.. 23 566 29 845 tons, dry.. 4 8 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 25 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. .