1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 993 1 057 Land in farms ..................acres.. 184 118 197 875 Average size of farm .......acres.. 185 187 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 209 142 162 412 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 156 919 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 484 32 832 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 264 231 50 to 179 acres ..................... 376 427 180 to 499 acres .................... 203 268 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 958 1 024 acres.. 154 213 164 363 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 909 979 acres.. 130 174 124 520 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 16 acres.. 5 114 2 171 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 302 46 352 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 650 43 852 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 066 18 685 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 236 27 667 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 213 176 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 137 135 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 124 153 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 157 221 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 137 131 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 97 118 $100,000 or more .................... 128 123 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 467 34 369 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 660 32 516 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 995 1 057 $1,000.. 11 098 11 452 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 154 10 835 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 423 507 Other ............................... 570 550 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 614 666 200 days or more ................... 477 471 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 366 444 number.. 14 655 19 837 Beef cows ..................farms.. 135 175 number.. 1 488 1 969 Milk cows ..................farms.. 123 162 number.. 4 262 5 719 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 331 407 number.. 7 330 9 504 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 167 198 number.. 47 444 45 463 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 176 205 number.. 92 092 85 789 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 62 number.. 1 498 2 157 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 79 number.. (D) 183 990 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 15 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 649 777 acres.. 64 626 55 472 bushels.. 8 058 544 5 937 656 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 101 115 acres.. 2 388 2 694 tons, green.. 38 709 42 058 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 248 353 acres.. 7 258 8 425 bushels.. 290 101 398 078 Oats for grain................farms.. 90 197 acres.. 1 274 2 664 bushels.. 82 045 148 473 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 524 598 acres.. 43 728 41 713 bushels.. 1 736 972 1 487 363 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 456 508 silage.......................farms.. 11 719 15 465 acres.. 32 830 48 889 tons, dry.. 20 13 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 147 150 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. .