1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 768 897 Land in farms ..................acres.. 172 348 174 226 Average size of farm .......acres.. 224 194 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 374 128 257 056 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 620 1 312 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 052 48 354 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 75 10 to 49 acres ...................... 237 265 50 to 179 acres ..................... 223 298 180 to 499 acres .................... 150 164 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 718 844 acres.. 157 146 156 357 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 685 804 acres.. 143 636 126 049 Irrigated land .................farms.. 85 71 acres.. 18 295 10 632 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 799 47 350 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 843 52 787 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 639 28 460 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 161 18 890 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 161 199 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 84 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 100 125 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 128 162 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 89 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 84 90 $100,000 or more .................... 122 120 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 518 38 871 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 738 43 383 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 767 896 $1,000.. 6 717 8 733 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 758 9 746 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 377 450 Other ............................... 391 447 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 440 529 200 days or more ................... 329 376 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 215 269 number.. 8 771 10 192 Beef cows ..................farms.. 83 95 number.. 993 1 014 Milk cows ..................farms.. 63 81 number.. 2 730 3 173 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 201 232 number.. 5 252 5 689 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 96 131 number.. 26 682 34 207 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 109 139 number.. 56 790 65 645 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 36 number.. 490 750 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 46 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 10 number.. 503 1 417 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 469 611 acres.. 73 481 62 399 bushels.. 8 968 924 7 301 738 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 58 57 acres.. 1 920 1 526 tons, green.. 29 327 25 277 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 165 213 acres.. 6 421 5 999 bushels.. 243 329 292 657 Oats for grain................farms.. 32 79 acres.. 702 942 bushels.. 36 271 66 495 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 443 520 acres.. 51 170 43 400 bushels.. 1 883 636 1 708 673 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 255 299 silage.......................farms.. 7 285 8 456 acres.. 20 731 27 324 tons, dry.. 31 30 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 931 932 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. .