1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SWITZERLAND COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 654 660 Land in farms ..................acres.. 79 235 86 245 Average size of farm .......acres.. 121 131 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 157 804 106 976 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 218 833 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 554 21 500 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 76 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 132 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 327 352 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 627 642 acres.. 40 760 41 392 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 609 621 acres.. 23 228 21 285 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 24 acres.. 71 65 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 184 10 195 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 159 15 447 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 745 4 395 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 439 5 800 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 188 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 143 145 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 167 149 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 152 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 21 $100,000 or more .................... 24 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 213 7 897 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 172 11 965 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 653 660 $1,000.. 2 480 2 336 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 797 3 540 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 264 276 Other ............................... 390 384 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 389 411 200 days or more ................... 276 300 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 324 390 number.. 8 944 11 122 Beef cows ..................farms.. 265 314 number.. 4 076 4 106 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 53 number.. 1 242 2 016 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 284 354 number.. 3 942 4 556 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 31 number.. 11 225 7 706 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 30 number.. 18 661 14 738 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 18 number.. 104 412 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 36 number.. 354 1 108 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 107 178 acres.. 6 059 5 247 bushels.. 709 240 543 183 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 26 41 acres.. 774 1 102 tons, green.. 14 248 20 045 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 62 acres.. 373 843 bushels.. 16 396 34 347 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 10 acres.. 32 89 bushels.. 1 900 3 520 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 81 85 acres.. 5 757 3 103 bushels.. 216 147 107 146 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 344 423 silage.......................farms.. 9 314 10 473 acres.. 20 729 22 438 tons, dry.. 2 7 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) 14 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. .