1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UNION COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 268 300 Land in farms ..................acres.. 80 069 87 958 Average size of farm .......acres.. 299 293 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 483 906 471 767 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 467 1 502 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 476 64 028 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 82 99 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 97 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 253 286 acres.. 68 644 72 572 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 244 278 acres.. 60 422 56 104 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 0 acres.. 3 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 510 22 508 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 725 75 027 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 024 10 221 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 487 12 287 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 49 $100,000 or more .................... 86 78 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 164 17 281 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 028 57 603 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 267 300 $1,000.. 6 729 5 220 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 201 17 401 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 170 196 Other ............................... 98 104 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 125 152 200 days or more ................... 78 91 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 139 164 number.. 6 962 6 862 Beef cows ..................farms.. 95 108 number.. 2 055 2 051 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 15 number.. 552 755 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 139 163 number.. 4 236 4 259 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 92 104 number.. 39 028 47 064 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 95 110 number.. 73 581 80 291 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 20 number.. 329 479 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 6 number.. 299 206 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 196 237 acres.. 36 417 33 719 bushels.. 5 475 076 4 392 892 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 16 23 acres.. 374 438 tons, green.. 8 960 9 167 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 104 107 acres.. 3 640 3 087 bushels.. 174 850 177 866 Oats for grain................farms.. 20 20 acres.. 216 276 bushels.. 14 148 14 806 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 174 195 acres.. 18 689 16 489 bushels.. 872 148 692 414 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 112 135 silage.......................farms.. 2 439 3 006 acres.. 6 626 9 217 tons, dry.. 1 0 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) 0 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. .