1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PORTER COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 496 597 Land in farms ..................acres.. 142 482 162 544 Average size of farm .......acres.. 287 272 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 457 425 348 034 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 570 1 322 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 163 45 738 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 129 151 50 to 179 acres ..................... 122 148 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 144 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 472 565 acres.. 131 745 147 170 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 446 527 acres.. 121 941 122 036 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 33 acres.. 6 625 3 618 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 689 33 273 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 938 55 733 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 361 26 047 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 329 7 225 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 136 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 89 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 79 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 84 $100,000 or more .................... 120 106 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 916 25 948 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 281 43 464 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 496 597 $1,000.. 7 161 7 947 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 437 13 312 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 264 339 Other ............................... 232 258 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 265 330 200 days or more ................... 190 198 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 155 180 number.. 4 680 5 377 Beef cows ..................farms.. 105 113 number.. 1 300 1 545 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 23 number.. 723 836 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 139 156 number.. 3 613 3 482 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 65 93 number.. 20 520 20 027 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 73 103 number.. 50 357 37 358 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 36 number.. 385 669 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 39 number.. (D) 970 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 319 389 acres.. 63 827 56 772 bushels.. 8 326 587 6 997 033 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 35 27 acres.. 781 593 tons, green.. 12 308 11 231 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 88 178 acres.. 2 322 5 684 bushels.. 85 667 305 338 Oats for grain................farms.. 42 70 acres.. 649 1 079 bushels.. 40 785 77 969 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 324 385 acres.. 49 911 53 708 bushels.. 1 868 290 2 141 755 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 176 194 silage.......................farms.. 4 278 4 046 acres.. 11 740 12 832 tons, dry.. 14 18 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 758 329 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. .