1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RIPLEY COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 963 1 071 Land in farms ..................acres.. 164 025 173 795 Average size of farm .......acres.. 170 162 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 190 475 154 112 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 093 984 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 573 31 356 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 229 238 50 to 179 acres ..................... 423 494 180 to 499 acres .................... 185 222 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 906 1 019 acres.. 122 652 130 488 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 858 957 acres.. 102 969 96 170 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 12 acres.. 247 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 468 30 680 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 908 28 646 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 551 17 010 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 917 13 670 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 171 230 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 147 150 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 170 186 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 195 223 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 107 123 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 92 $100,000 or more .................... 91 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 355 26 876 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 633 25 094 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 962 1 071 $1,000.. 5 358 5 100 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 569 4 762 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 425 482 Other ............................... 538 589 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 598 708 200 days or more ................... 446 495 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 453 554 number.. 16 618 17 060 Beef cows ..................farms.. 347 428 number.. 5 638 5 699 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 43 number.. 1 590 1 374 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 428 525 number.. 8 738 7 886 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 177 214 number.. 50 354 34 490 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 186 215 number.. 98 100 65 867 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 32 number.. 695 763 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 61 number.. 1 327 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 547 697 acres.. 53 669 46 984 bushels.. 6 886 915 5 787 942 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 48 59 acres.. 1 416 986 tons, green.. 28 827 19 695 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 199 243 acres.. 4 318 3 622 bushels.. 150 862 161 876 Oats for grain................farms.. 22 31 acres.. 263 401 bushels.. 12 376 15 450 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 475 584 acres.. 37 167 35 313 bushels.. 1 229 423 1 220 401 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 400 493 silage.......................farms.. 9 498 10 802 acres.. 21 288 26 186 tons, dry.. 14 16 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 54 179 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. .