1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SULLIVAN COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 544 599 Land in farms ..................acres.. 181 020 188 948 Average size of farm .......acres.. 333 315 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 387 549 297 184 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 178 891 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 662 61 920 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 113 107 50 to 179 acres ..................... 163 186 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 150 500 to 999 acres .................... 64 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 494 554 acres.. 157 967 161 618 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 465 524 acres.. 143 492 130 615 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 15 acres.. 3 603 1 976 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 106 32 145 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 239 53 665 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 072 26 148 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 034 5 997 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 84 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 108 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 90 $100,000 or more .................... 120 92 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 407 24 939 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 057 41 634 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 544 599 $1,000.. 12 719 7 366 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 381 12 297 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 291 328 Other ............................... 253 271 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 298 328 200 days or more ................... 205 215 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 177 205 number.. 6 118 6 056 Beef cows ..................farms.. 143 165 number.. 2 362 2 638 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 11 number.. 172 262 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 164 178 number.. 6 254 4 514 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 80 89 number.. 18 636 17 237 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 86 95 number.. 37 642 30 335 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 21 number.. 632 367 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 25 number.. (D) 1 023 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 349 426 acres.. 70 096 56 349 bushels.. 11 018 017 7 458 847 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 16 12 acres.. 442 207 tons, green.. 7 208 4 571 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 129 201 acres.. 8 894 13 078 bushels.. 370 119 622 063 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 338 427 acres.. 61 209 59 393 bushels.. 2 470 922 2 084 868 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 152 151 silage.......................farms.. 4 557 3 740 acres.. 9 662 8 506 tons, dry.. 39 37 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 646 1 943 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. .