1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEWTON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 390 480 Land in farms ..................acres.. 206 885 227 126 Average size of farm .......acres.. 530 473 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 690 687 553 565 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 339 1 198 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 630 85 210 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 82 90 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 141 500 to 999 acres .................... 93 125 1,000 acres or more ................. 65 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 354 451 acres.. 192 439 209 701 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 348 436 acres.. 180 048 164 672 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 16 acres.. 6 386 9 874 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 862 59 193 Average per farm .........dollars.. 171 441 123 318 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 794 38 679 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 069 20 513 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 17 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 100 $100,000 or more .................... 170 154 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 516 44 785 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 318 93 303 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 392 480 $1,000.. 16 153 14 074 Average per farm..........dollars.. 41 207 29 321 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 278 372 Other ............................... 112 108 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 176 195 200 days or more ................... 89 86 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 119 140 number.. 8 698 9 356 Beef cows ..................farms.. 99 119 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 120 136 number.. 5 406 6 756 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 56 65 number.. 29 267 24 078 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 67 number.. 55 783 46 389 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 28 number.. 419 511 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 14 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 318 414 acres.. 107 819 90 247 bushels.. 15 070 399 11 686 903 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 15 21 acres.. 379 680 tons, green.. 6 270 12 095 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 48 acres.. 486 2 116 bushels.. 12 732 118 954 Oats for grain................farms.. 24 31 acres.. 299 453 bushels.. 24 531 36 898 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 302 386 acres.. 68 762 67 613 bushels.. 2 972 418 2 730 651 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 81 77 silage.......................farms.. 1 632 2 087 acres.. 4 319 6 553 tons, dry.. 11 8 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 687 604 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. .