1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TIPTON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 449 551 Land in farms ..................acres.. 160 930 161 040 Average size of farm .......acres.. 358 292 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 722 824 483 426 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 950 1 602 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 738 76 146 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 92 50 to 179 acres ..................... 131 174 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 117 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 422 516 acres.. 149 830 149 978 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 414 508 acres.. 144 554 129 004 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 6 acres.. (D) 177 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 285 51 162 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 810 92 853 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 445 35 653 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 840 15 509 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 40 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 64 65 $100,000 or more .................... 136 145 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 974 36 665 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 393 66 543 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 449 551 $1,000.. 14 014 15 099 Average per farm..........dollars.. 31 212 27 403 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 259 349 Other ............................... 190 202 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 250 272 200 days or more ................... 178 179 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 71 95 number.. 3 835 3 699 Beef cows ..................farms.. 40 54 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 63 92 number.. 3 724 4 134 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 106 118 number.. 58 204 49 913 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 112 121 number.. 113 357 93 039 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 50 number.. 602 1 166 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 15 number.. (D) 356 482 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 361 420 acres.. 71 146 60 426 bushels.. 10 265 488 8 763 540 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 7 8 acres.. 361 253 tons, green.. 7 758 3 415 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 64 101 acres.. 1 711 2 360 bushels.. 98 297 165 769 Oats for grain................farms.. 18 22 acres.. 200 229 bushels.. 16 385 18 802 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 349 453 acres.. 66 817 63 192 bushels.. 3 067 907 3 120 690 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 63 63 silage.......................farms.. 1 415 1 293 acres.. 3 832 4 023 tons, dry.. 7 10 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 794 1 267 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. .