1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONROE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 508 583 Land in farms ..................acres.. 59 282 73 054 Average size of farm .......acres.. 117 125 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 178 717 165 304 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 731 1 226 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 165 22 178 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 138 152 50 to 179 acres ..................... 255 294 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 90 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 455 529 acres.. 34 325 41 577 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 400 458 acres.. 20 576 24 708 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 7 acres.. 118 48 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 275 7 366 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 227 12 635 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 902 3 090 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 374 4 276 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 170 195 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 131 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 17 $100,000 or more .................... 15 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 041 6 651 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 860 11 428 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 508 582 $1,000.. (D) 933 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 1 603 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 185 185 Other ............................... 323 398 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 324 395 200 days or more ................... 239 288 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 323 383 number.. 9 819 11 607 Beef cows ..................farms.. 279 314 number.. 4 459 5 273 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 25 number.. 480 731 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 321 381 number.. 4 817 6 489 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 53 number.. 2 665 3 972 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 51 number.. 5 925 7 119 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 13 number.. 327 267 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 36 number.. (D) 1 111 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 138 173 acres.. 5 744 7 303 bushels.. 734 607 808 033 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 18 30 acres.. 341 343 tons, green.. 5 798 5 040 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 31 acres.. 453 730 bushels.. 17 879 33 106 Oats for grain................farms.. 10 11 acres.. 131 179 bushels.. 6 063 7 135 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 80 104 acres.. 3 559 5 338 bushels.. 114 836 172 531 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 342 385 silage.......................farms.. 10 710 11 411 acres.. 20 451 25 939 tons, dry.. 9 6 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 48 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. .