1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STEUBEN COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 500 573 Land in farms ..................acres.. 121 710 132 099 Average size of farm .......acres.. 243 231 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 258 837 183 421 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 091 783 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 540 38 592 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 112 50 to 179 acres ..................... 192 242 180 to 499 acres .................... 106 126 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 483 552 acres.. 99 044 106 514 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 440 523 acres.. 75 787 75 117 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 17 acres.. 1 661 1 819 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 042 23 011 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 084 40 159 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 661 9 469 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 381 13 543 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 120 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 56 $100,000 or more .................... 80 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 878 19 127 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 757 33 381 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 500 573 $1,000.. 3 704 3 766 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 409 6 573 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 248 300 Other ............................... 252 273 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 285 340 200 days or more ................... 213 253 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 216 252 number.. 11 020 11 844 Beef cows ..................farms.. 89 99 number.. 1 132 1 557 Milk cows ..................farms.. 73 93 number.. 3 502 3 643 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 195 235 number.. 5 767 6 286 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 78 102 number.. 13 185 20 357 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 77 104 number.. 27 449 43 430 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 34 number.. 506 1 854 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 29 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 372 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 315 408 acres.. 38 106 35 708 bushels.. 4 329 071 3 467 183 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 57 72 acres.. 2 239 1 854 tons, green.. 29 314 29 455 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 152 186 acres.. 5 508 6 483 bushels.. 217 215 296 348 Oats for grain................farms.. 41 86 acres.. 669 1 399 bushels.. 34 807 80 448 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 254 287 acres.. 21 128 18 980 bushels.. 777 854 641 851 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, silage.......................farms.. 234 299 acres.. 9 887 11 650 tons, dry.. 24 389 34 538 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 9 acres.. 135 115 @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. .