1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STARKE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 387 449 Land in farms ..................acres.. 134 960 140 869 Average size of farm .......acres.. 349 314 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 332 948 274 412 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 134 883 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 925 46 027 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 99 104 50 to 179 acres ..................... 114 143 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 89 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 365 423 acres.. 118 216 119 726 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 345 395 acres.. 105 299 93 003 Irrigated land .................farms.. 55 44 acres.. 12 238 8 650 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 321 25 312 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 181 56 375 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 456 19 381 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 866 5 931 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 84 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 47 $100,000 or more .................... 70 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 294 21 731 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 308 48 400 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 385 449 $1,000.. 3 608 3 974 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 370 8 850 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 201 230 Other ............................... 186 219 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 210 263 200 days or more ................... 156 171 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 65 90 number.. 2 924 4 680 Beef cows ..................farms.. 32 55 number.. 658 1 085 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 9 number.. 192 484 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 47 80 number.. 3 747 3 411 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 78 76 number.. 12 939 10 008 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 79 85 number.. 22 629 23 559 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 11 number.. 510 578 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 261 328 acres.. 61 360 56 369 bushels.. 6 716 741 6 229 216 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 18 17 acres.. 750 695 tons, green.. 12 308 10 555 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 36 acres.. 278 843 bushels.. 8 008 31 706 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 23 acres.. 159 466 bushels.. 9 611 21 267 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 185 282 acres.. 21 122 25 966 bushels.. 657 109 901 063 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 80 104 silage.......................farms.. 2 229 2 429 acres.. 4 008 6 478 tons, dry.. 12 8 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 240 529 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. .