1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PULASKI COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 630 718 Land in farms ..................acres.. 242 777 243 476 Average size of farm .......acres.. 385 339 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 477 271 325 072 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 245 962 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 890 57 197 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 151 202 180 to 499 acres .................... 154 203 500 to 999 acres .................... 102 111 1,000 acres or more ................. 69 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 589 669 acres.. 221 473 217 189 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 564 646 acres.. 204 381 175 066 Irrigated land .................farms.. 58 45 acres.. 15 237 7 932 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 75 282 67 481 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 495 93 985 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 549 36 816 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 733 30 665 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 134 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 118 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 102 102 $100,000 or more .................... 182 188 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 280 51 873 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 858 72 145 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 630 719 $1,000.. 14 441 16 009 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 923 22 266 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 390 459 Other ............................... 240 259 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 304 366 200 days or more ................... 211 214 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 167 199 number.. 7 105 8 437 Beef cows ..................farms.. 107 127 number.. 1 742 1 816 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 28 number.. 1 413 1 383 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 167 197 number.. 3 561 6 406 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 167 206 number.. 70 215 62 742 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 168 214 number.. 145 085 125 439 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 28 number.. 493 777 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 26 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 690 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 493 589 acres.. 115 557 89 676 bushels.. 13 943 150 11 102 765 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 33 32 acres.. 1 603 1 072 tons, green.. 23 105 22 015 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 40 125 acres.. 979 3 241 bushels.. 38 073 166 374 Oats for grain................farms.. 14 32 acres.. 370 480 bushels.. 27 280 36 393 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 440 536 acres.. 71 734 73 419 bushels.. 2 661 614 3 029 386 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 160 176 silage.......................farms.. 4 286 4 734 acres.. 10 727 15 423 tons, dry.. 3 2 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 (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. .