1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VERMILLION COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 307 393 Land in farms ..................acres.. 119 318 127 753 Average size of farm .......acres.. 389 325 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 463 718 337 959 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 256 1 057 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 659 66 187 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 124 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 282 371 acres.. 101 816 108 372 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 272 351 acres.. 92 223 87 069 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 2 acres.. 316 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 078 23 138 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 203 58 875 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 544 17 259 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 534 5 879 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 72 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 45 $100,000 or more .................... 69 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 543 17 574 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 453 44 831 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 308 392 $1,000.. 6 939 5 761 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 528 14 696 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 187 232 Other ............................... 120 161 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 130 180 200 days or more ................... 92 106 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 120 161 number.. 4 726 5 675 Beef cows ..................farms.. 100 129 number.. 1 889 2 246 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 8 number.. 48 22 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 125 153 number.. 3 654 5 308 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 50 number.. 16 678 15 134 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 51 number.. 30 365 28 846 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 12 number.. 298 451 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 18 number.. (D) 828 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 216 299 acres.. 50 716 41 820 bushels.. 7 427 532 5 946 464 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 15 9 acres.. 350 (D) tons, green.. 5 781 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 65 106 acres.. 2 168 3 199 bushels.. 96 475 153 908 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 12 acres.. 110 174 bushels.. 6 200 8 380 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 200 268 acres.. 36 673 38 535 bushels.. 1 552 923 1 339 598 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 117 133 silage.......................farms.. 2 537 2 889 acres.. 5 808 6 218 tons, dry.. 2 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. .