1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PARKE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 491 587 Land in farms ..................acres.. 181 653 192 238 Average size of farm .......acres.. 370 327 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 404 656 275 709 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 045 854 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 789 47 156 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 78 100 50 to 179 acres ..................... 168 210 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 135 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 462 557 acres.. 138 864 141 138 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 446 526 acres.. 122 563 108 213 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 6 acres.. 125 319 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 926 30 339 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 169 51 685 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 650 20 533 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 276 9 807 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 101 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 117 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 62 $100,000 or more .................... 105 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 026 26 027 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 043 44 339 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 491 587 $1,000.. 9 500 4 466 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 349 7 609 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 271 317 Other ............................... 220 270 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 256 315 200 days or more ................... 184 213 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 208 236 number.. 7 658 8 889 Beef cows ..................farms.. 175 199 number.. 3 382 4 227 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 10 number.. 429 336 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 198 235 number.. 4 403 6 351 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 102 131 number.. 27 803 35 318 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 105 130 number.. 51 623 57 979 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 24 number.. 529 759 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 330 438 acres.. 68 206 55 919 bushels.. 9 304 943 7 304 300 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 20 21 acres.. 537 623 tons, green.. 8 418 14 790 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 117 143 acres.. 5 855 5 219 bushels.. 273 011 267 140 Oats for grain................farms.. 9 25 acres.. 163 357 bushels.. 5 615 19 356 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 299 398 acres.. 45 353 41 269 bushels.. 1 842 748 1 352 550 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 196 227 silage.......................farms.. 4 771 5 179 acres.. 11 884 11 853 tons, dry.. 7 6 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 29 24 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. .