1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PERRY COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 486 526 Land in farms ..................acres.. 80 078 92 209 Average size of farm .......acres.. 165 175 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 500 122 465 Average per acre .........dollars.. 953 686 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 827 24 522 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 92 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 234 228 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 150 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 454 490 acres.. 44 459 52 539 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 404 455 acres.. 27 895 29 825 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 10 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 080 8 795 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 799 16 720 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 325 2 375 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 756 6 419 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 147 203 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 97 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 31 $100,000 or more .................... 31 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 984 8 777 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 585 16 718 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 485 525 $1,000.. 549 1 892 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 131 3 604 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 177 193 Other ............................... 309 333 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 326 200 days or more ................... 222 237 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 356 402 number.. 10 846 11 636 Beef cows ..................farms.. 315 343 number.. 5 012 5 272 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 27 number.. 493 574 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 322 382 number.. 6 024 5 742 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 94 117 number.. 24 008 17 617 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 99 120 number.. 46 862 34 281 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 8 number.. 145 72 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 30 number.. 634 3 194 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 193 246 acres.. 10 495 9 989 bushels.. 1 247 474 991 560 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 20 18 acres.. 458 387 tons, green.. 9 512 7 165 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 72 110 acres.. 1 223 1 787 bushels.. 45 084 63 824 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 11 acres.. 100 108 bushels.. 4 530 3 320 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 112 143 acres.. 6 397 6 584 bushels.. 209 818 162 165 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 342 376 silage.......................farms.. 10 860 11 844 acres.. 21 233 21 545 tons, dry.. 1 2 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) (D) 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. .