1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POSEY COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 491 551 Land in farms ..................acres.. 220 959 217 084 Average size of farm .......acres.. 450 394 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 614 087 446 359 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 396 1 173 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 173 75 615 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 81 50 to 179 acres ..................... 128 148 180 to 499 acres .................... 101 148 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 67 Total cropland .................farms.. 463 525 acres.. 197 403 191 082 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 447 508 acres.. 184 612 154 790 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 3 acres.. 1 262 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 257 41 201 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 797 74 775 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 615 30 850 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 642 10 351 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 87 $100,000 or more .................... 168 142 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 504 31 605 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 920 57 360 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 489 551 $1,000.. 20 711 9 208 Average per farm..........dollars.. 42 354 16 712 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 294 341 Other ............................... 197 210 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 241 278 200 days or more ................... 175 190 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 111 125 number.. 5 168 6 524 Beef cows ..................farms.. 73 72 number.. 1 392 1 628 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 20 number.. 1 161 1 029 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 103 122 number.. 3 340 4 508 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 65 71 number.. 27 674 26 556 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 70 77 number.. 54 600 55 052 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 14 number.. 229 389 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 11 number.. 620 197 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 357 439 acres.. 82 003 69 081 bushels.. 12 052 866 8 937 621 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 31 31 acres.. 1 005 911 tons, green.. 15 450 16 520 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 287 353 acres.. 30 546 25 640 bushels.. 1 662 428 1 329 522 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 1 acres.. 26 (D) bushels.. 860 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 368 426 acres.. 77 961 66 376 bushels.. 3 291 701 2 013 487 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 116 118 silage.......................farms.. 3 337 2 680 acres.. 8 934 7 901 tons, dry.. 8 4 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 120 (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. .