1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ORANGE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 524 566 Land in farms ..................acres.. 116 068 112 057 Average size of farm .......acres.. 222 198 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 185 018 167 516 Average per acre .........dollars.. 842 832 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 462 27 471 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 81 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 230 269 180 to 499 acres .................... 136 146 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 493 540 acres.. 74 843 72 081 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 438 501 acres.. 47 342 42 141 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 953 17 179 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 078 30 352 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 054 5 422 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 899 11 757 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 145 167 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 96 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 25 $100,000 or more .................... 38 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 166 15 303 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 734 27 037 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 523 566 $1,000.. 2 279 1 472 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 358 2 601 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 224 265 Other ............................... 300 301 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 334 200 days or more ................... 213 229 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 324 379 number.. 13 016 14 853 Beef cows ..................farms.. 273 305 number.. 5 605 6 218 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 37 number.. 883 1 235 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 305 357 number.. 5 816 7 370 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 85 118 number.. 23 844 28 354 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 87 114 number.. 44 789 49 360 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 21 number.. 485 606 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 41 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 194 294 acres.. 23 182 22 645 bushels.. 3 044 933 2 540 511 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 12 22 acres.. 427 762 tons, green.. 6 453 10 479 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 40 75 acres.. 2 032 2 070 bushels.. 87 720 96 190 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 22 acres.. 57 255 bushels.. 5 592 14 685 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 115 126 acres.. 10 815 5 692 bushels.. 416 242 162 746 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 322 373 silage.......................farms.. 12 267 11 658 acres.. 26 469 25 761 tons, dry.. 11 10 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 27 11 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. .