1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VANDERBURGH COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 305 378 Land in farms ..................acres.. 80 958 85 852 Average size of farm .......acres.. 265 227 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 458 642 396 690 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 705 1 794 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 219 63 810 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 91 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 75 105 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 85 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 285 354 acres.. 74 580 78 628 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 267 331 acres.. 70 536 65 911 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 12 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 279 17 993 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 044 47 601 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 417 14 898 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 862 3 095 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 49 84 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 64 $100,000 or more .................... 65 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 675 15 855 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 272 41 945 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 304 378 $1,000.. 6 457 3 702 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 241 9 793 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 174 192 Other ............................... 131 186 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 157 212 200 days or more ................... 110 156 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 87 105 number.. 2 639 2 862 Beef cows ..................farms.. 48 59 number.. 714 561 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 13 number.. 534 649 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 72 97 number.. 1 590 1 763 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 32 number.. 6 161 4 041 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 35 number.. 10 769 7 530 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 14 number.. (D) 168 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 12 number.. (D) 431 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 202 249 acres.. 37 762 32 789 bushels.. 5 352 892 4 053 088 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 13 12 acres.. 262 263 tons, green.. 4 915 4 840 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 119 144 acres.. 7 176 5 491 bushels.. 400 371 289 471 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 22 (D) bushels.. 782 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 189 222 acres.. 27 948 28 299 bushels.. 1 090 406 865 280 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 76 91 silage.......................farms.. 1 391 1 524 acres.. 4 361 3 822 tons, dry.. 12 6 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 138 137 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. .