1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PUTNAM COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 826 891 Land in farms ..................acres.. 204 165 210 905 Average size of farm .......acres.. 247 237 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 295 796 256 816 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 239 1 054 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 662 35 904 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 206 205 50 to 179 acres ..................... 304 333 180 to 499 acres .................... 158 175 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 742 802 acres.. 161 174 157 436 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 669 725 acres.. 137 295 116 676 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 10 acres.. 58 105 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 313 38 317 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 647 43 004 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 991 21 566 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 322 16 750 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 207 231 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 106 118 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 100 114 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 145 151 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 80 $100,000 or more .................... 130 119 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 872 29 585 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 694 33 204 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 825 891 $1,000.. 5 652 7 310 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 851 8 204 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 378 459 Other ............................... 448 432 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 465 514 200 days or more ................... 336 342 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 445 471 number.. 15 203 16 937 Beef cows ..................farms.. 368 383 number.. 6 146 7 077 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 32 number.. 689 779 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 402 445 number.. 7 214 8 663 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 168 208 number.. 57 061 60 736 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 174 221 number.. 97 246 94 569 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 38 number.. 2 261 1 199 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 43 number.. 600 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 419 494 acres.. 69 327 55 408 bushels.. 9 453 016 7 211 963 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 22 28 acres.. 827 1 192 tons, green.. 17 262 24 798 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 139 180 acres.. 5 678 6 027 bushels.. 255 850 302 212 Oats for grain................farms.. 23 46 acres.. 282 817 bushels.. 16 610 46 567 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 398 453 acres.. 52 339 43 996 bushels.. 2 135 704 1 583 484 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 386 378 silage.......................farms.. 10 770 11 069 acres.. 28 001 30 701 tons, dry.. 11 13 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 95 37 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. .