1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SPENCER COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 730 808 Land in farms ..................acres.. 175 124 178 720 Average size of farm .......acres.. 240 221 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 272 489 213 226 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 074 1 032 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 149 45 928 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 148 163 50 to 179 acres ..................... 286 322 180 to 499 acres .................... 160 185 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 681 763 acres.. 142 648 140 853 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 636 717 acres.. 119 355 102 328 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 20 acres.. (D) 205 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 607 34 588 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 476 42 806 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 262 15 532 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 346 19 056 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 142 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 97 119 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 120 139 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 143 151 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 76 $100,000 or more .................... 115 97 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 429 28 351 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 358 35 044 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 727 809 $1,000.. 11 231 6 469 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 448 7 997 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 320 369 Other ............................... 410 439 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 465 521 200 days or more ................... 332 379 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 370 426 number.. 16 784 17 974 Beef cows ..................farms.. 306 351 number.. 7 120 7 371 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 33 number.. 1 321 1 391 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 353 395 number.. 7 183 9 367 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 155 180 number.. 55 202 42 703 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 160 196 number.. 100 946 77 947 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 17 number.. 384 745 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 27 number.. (D) 32 128 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 413 491 acres.. 55 713 43 023 bushels.. 7 651 177 4 690 475 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 32 44 acres.. 974 1 804 tons, green.. 19 433 26 843 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 181 244 acres.. 10 132 7 115 bushels.. 525 365 309 351 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 15 acres.. 213 358 bushels.. 13 168 22 860 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 344 388 acres.. 46 783 40 292 bushels.. 1 765 539 1 184 555 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 358 406 silage.......................farms.. 12 715 13 199 acres.. 25 634 27 240 tons, dry.. 6 6 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 27 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. .