1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TIPPECANOE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 790 881 Land in farms ..................acres.. 257 351 247 010 Average size of farm .......acres.. 326 280 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 551 669 393 976 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 707 1 351 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 800 56 173 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 80 89 10 to 49 acres ...................... 179 192 50 to 179 acres ..................... 210 230 180 to 499 acres .................... 154 207 500 to 999 acres .................... 97 117 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 729 824 acres.. 236 286 221 673 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 690 775 acres.. 218 203 176 258 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 27 acres.. 2 294 1 070 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 470 60 306 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 734 68 452 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 747 39 285 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 722 21 021 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 151 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 84 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 101 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 120 134 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 93 117 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 110 $100,000 or more .................... 198 185 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 479 45 002 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 137 51 080 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 791 881 $1,000.. 17 145 15 098 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 675 17 137 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 390 461 Other ............................... 400 420 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 470 503 200 days or more ................... 316 348 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 255 304 number.. 9 490 13 246 Beef cows ..................farms.. 193 227 number.. 4 189 4 629 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 19 number.. 321 541 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 237 310 number.. 5 709 8 020 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 133 171 number.. 80 525 76 886 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 139 172 number.. 159 348 129 197 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 60 number.. 2 064 2 423 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 29 number.. (D) 126 539 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 6 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 497 606 acres.. 115 040 83 506 bushels.. 16 109 437 11 096 581 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 12 14 acres.. 669 974 tons, green.. 8 466 13 999 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 131 223 acres.. 5 089 6 988 bushels.. 241 076 412 690 Oats for grain................farms.. 37 61 acres.. 866 1 031 bushels.. 62 136 61 044 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 482 579 acres.. 89 510 75 294 bushels.. 3 840 162 3 084 828 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 244 273 silage.......................farms.. 5 585 6 317 acres.. 16 661 16 563 tons, dry.. 12 13 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 74 74 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. .