1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OWEN COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 622 665 Land in farms ..................acres.. 113 129 115 428 Average size of farm .......acres.. 182 174 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 195 950 158 613 Average per acre .........dollars.. 997 891 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 026 24 687 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 154 145 50 to 179 acres ..................... 282 316 180 to 499 acres .................... 120 129 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 569 606 acres.. 71 619 74 366 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 512 535 acres.. 54 535 48 575 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 31 6 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 735 12 481 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 081 18 768 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 985 7 097 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 749 5 384 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 186 187 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 104 124 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 127 128 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 95 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 29 $100,000 or more .................... 38 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 327 11 487 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 787 17 247 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 623 666 $1,000.. 3 168 2 820 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 086 4 234 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 247 271 Other ............................... 375 394 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 365 416 200 days or more ................... 275 311 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 360 413 number.. 12 766 11 898 Beef cows ..................farms.. 295 345 number.. 6 109 5 075 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 34 number.. 642 538 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 332 400 number.. 5 451 6 676 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 68 104 number.. 9 234 11 641 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 65 106 number.. 16 234 20 782 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 31 number.. 785 927 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 49 number.. 480 1 243 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 258 307 acres.. 21 689 20 355 bushels.. 2 894 287 2 288 396 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 16 11 acres.. 293 170 tons, green.. 4 641 2 619 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 84 102 acres.. 3 101 2 801 bushels.. 142 185 131 508 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 22 acres.. 148 280 bushels.. 5 650 14 169 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 216 231 acres.. 17 853 15 966 bushels.. 635 862 540 834 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 351 372 silage.......................farms.. 13 047 9 933 acres.. 26 858 21 880 tons, dry.. 6 7 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 16 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. .