1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MORGAN COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 647 713 Land in farms ..................acres.. 139 523 145 490 Average size of farm .......acres.. 216 204 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 311 038 228 136 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 437 1 169 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 135 37 265 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 195 211 50 to 179 acres ..................... 240 254 180 to 499 acres .................... 89 119 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 589 641 acres.. 114 588 116 797 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 529 568 acres.. 101 624 90 594 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 7 acres.. 63 28 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 545 26 282 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 210 36 862 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 460 17 286 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 085 8 997 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 177 181 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 87 129 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 98 118 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 53 $100,000 or more .................... 81 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 445 21 629 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 782 30 377 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 647 712 $1,000.. 5 390 4 208 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 330 5 911 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 298 333 Other ............................... 349 380 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 371 427 200 days or more ................... 271 297 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 297 336 number.. 10 904 11 502 Beef cows ..................farms.. 260 273 number.. 4 744 4 661 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 18 number.. 316 317 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 263 326 number.. 5 768 7 457 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 79 97 number.. 16 850 15 349 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 85 112 number.. 32 804 27 897 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 42 number.. 1 036 1 061 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 25 number.. (D) 509 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 319 401 acres.. 51 808 43 858 bushels.. 7 608 943 5 873 655 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 12 17 acres.. 337 490 tons, green.. 7 435 8 612 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 102 110 acres.. 4 501 4 037 bushels.. 219 010 218 525 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 18 acres.. 198 224 bushels.. 8 220 14 560 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 293 351 acres.. 38 707 36 176 bushels.. 1 571 748 1 355 996 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 286 294 silage.......................farms.. 8 145 6 617 acres.. 18 452 16 718 tons, dry.. 11 14 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 108 116 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. .