1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHELBY COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 749 876 Land in farms ..................acres.. 217 288 217 961 Average size of farm .......acres.. 290 249 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 480 015 305 910 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 591 1 192 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 961 51 645 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 82 10 to 49 acres ...................... 180 205 50 to 179 acres ..................... 182 230 180 to 499 acres .................... 175 224 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 696 815 acres.. 202 249 200 956 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 668 786 acres.. 189 031 168 241 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 15 acres.. 1 606 1 242 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 318 49 819 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 536 56 871 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 50 625 35 081 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 693 14 737 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 125 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 151 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 130 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 99 131 $100,000 or more .................... 190 144 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 968 38 317 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 198 43 741 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 747 876 $1,000.. 18 808 12 485 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 178 14 253 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 425 516 Other ............................... 324 360 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 365 439 200 days or more ................... 253 287 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 252 337 number.. 9 266 11 720 Beef cows ..................farms.. 167 217 number.. 2 540 3 148 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 46 number.. 1 228 1 494 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 247 315 number.. 5 777 7 506 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 103 146 number.. 40 462 39 507 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 107 149 number.. 66 368 70 950 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 36 number.. 1 088 550 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 32 number.. (D) 1 488 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 537 636 acres.. 101 621 83 670 bushels.. 15 372 185 11 088 922 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 40 56 acres.. 1 413 1 857 tons, green.. 28 044 36 483 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 219 225 acres.. 8 052 7 111 bushels.. 447 869 404 997 Oats for grain................farms.. 16 28 acres.. 186 272 bushels.. 10 348 15 506 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 508 635 acres.. 75 556 70 594 bushels.. 3 365 722 2 785 892 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 227 269 silage.......................farms.. 4 805 5 557 acres.. 13 340 15 267 tons, dry.. 5 9 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. .