1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RUSH COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 761 834 Land in farms ..................acres.. 233 183 239 641 Average size of farm .......acres.. 306 287 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 445 245 351 141 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 409 1 238 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 618 57 702 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 102 50 to 179 acres ..................... 199 230 180 to 499 acres .................... 221 288 500 to 999 acres .................... 119 131 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 703 778 acres.. 211 364 213 450 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 683 758 acres.. 196 938 171 791 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 73 882 66 542 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 085 79 786 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 050 34 113 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 831 32 429 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 155 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 116 142 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 145 172 $100,000 or more .................... 233 215 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 206 48 114 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 801 57 691 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 761 834 $1,000.. 14 168 17 989 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 618 21 570 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 517 584 Other ............................... 244 250 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 353 359 200 days or more ................... 235 220 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 293 345 number.. 15 351 17 284 Beef cows ..................farms.. 151 173 number.. 3 253 3 360 Milk cows ..................farms.. 53 61 number.. 2 043 1 943 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 279 338 number.. 9 618 13 323 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 272 326 number.. 120 183 118 424 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 282 350 number.. 217 810 199 472 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 35 number.. 708 688 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 40 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 602 681 acres.. 104 058 91 720 bushels.. 15 305 284 12 596 110 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 56 64 acres.. 2 044 1 341 tons, green.. 39 848 29 609 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 263 274 acres.. 8 689 7 149 bushels.. 450 473 418 365 Oats for grain................farms.. 30 38 acres.. 307 399 bushels.. 19 393 26 704 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 574 647 acres.. 78 076 66 758 bushels.. 3 520 168 2 810 992 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 233 289 silage.......................farms.. 6 552 7 026 acres.. 18 951 21 487 tons, dry.. 5 2 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) (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. .