1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RANDOLPH COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 936 1 074 Land in farms ..................acres.. 236 436 244 226 Average size of farm .......acres.. 253 227 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 275 881 232 372 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 044 987 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 476 48 988 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 73 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 208 232 50 to 179 acres ..................... 283 345 180 to 499 acres .................... 221 279 500 to 999 acres .................... 112 111 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 868 1 023 acres.. 213 645 217 323 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 825 977 acres.. 196 230 182 240 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 4 acres.. 35 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 951 54 844 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 460 51 065 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 201 31 502 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 750 23 342 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 143 126 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 119 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 104 132 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 162 235 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 121 165 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 132 135 $100,000 or more .................... 191 162 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 506 41 751 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 036 38 874 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 937 1 074 $1,000.. 13 449 13 765 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 353 12 816 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 494 561 Other ............................... 442 513 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 515 608 200 days or more ................... 376 444 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 303 369 number.. 11 531 12 699 Beef cows ..................farms.. 180 211 number.. 2 283 3 031 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 41 number.. 1 312 1 502 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 278 342 number.. 7 665 7 432 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 221 258 number.. 70 528 70 723 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 244 267 number.. 132 775 129 242 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 49 number.. 1 117 1 204 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 48 number.. (D) 361 047 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 4 number.. (D) 65 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 602 734 acres.. 77 161 64 202 bushels.. 10 224 447 7 838 431 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 34 37 acres.. 800 741 tons, green.. 15 496 11 397 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 330 438 acres.. 12 906 13 882 bushels.. 580 190 732 057 Oats for grain................farms.. 71 146 acres.. 1 082 2 069 bushels.. 65 143 136 691 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 682 834 acres.. 100 717 97 181 bushels.. 4 060 628 3 581 115 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 266 304 silage.......................farms.. 5 509 6 545 acres.. 14 617 16 728 tons, dry.. 10 9 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 262 124 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. .