1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PIKE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 309 382 Land in farms ..................acres.. 85 366 98 958 Average size of farm .......acres.. 276 259 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 246 413 246 252 Average per acre .........dollars.. 866 952 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 414 44 146 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 85 119 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 118 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 277 360 acres.. 70 293 82 597 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 254 340 acres.. 61 908 59 978 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 61 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 147 18 578 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 201 48 634 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 074 10 123 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 074 8 456 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 45 $100,000 or more .................... 64 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 178 14 944 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 021 39 222 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 311 381 $1,000.. 4 716 2 290 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 165 6 010 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 153 182 Other ............................... 156 200 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 187 236 200 days or more ................... 142 161 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 114 152 number.. 3 903 5 584 Beef cows ..................farms.. 96 117 number.. (D) 2 112 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 13 number.. (D) 480 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 115 150 number.. 1 700 3 347 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 53 63 number.. 14 417 15 481 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 60 69 number.. 29 019 31 788 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 7 number.. 25 125 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 8 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.. 195 281 acres.. 30 553 32 467 bushels.. 4 199 937 3 859 504 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 6 19 acres.. 128 447 tons, green.. 2 180 6 550 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 70 112 acres.. 3 796 3 813 bushels.. 174 148 186 831 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 36 (D) bushels.. 2 090 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 193 234 acres.. 25 536 21 086 bushels.. 1 001 076 636 006 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 90 104 silage.......................farms.. 3 207 3 161 acres.. 5 850 5 562 tons, dry.. 4 4 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 40 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. .