1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VIGO COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 536 623 Land in farms ..................acres.. 144 722 147 757 Average size of farm .......acres.. 270 237 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 315 318 240 415 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 214 1 097 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 715 44 443 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 163 195 50 to 179 acres ..................... 158 174 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 131 500 to 999 acres .................... 51 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 499 582 acres.. 127 415 125 452 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 464 533 acres.. 114 810 102 189 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 9 acres.. 1 245 57 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 316 23 724 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 560 38 080 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 212 18 979 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 104 4 744 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 169 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 56 $100,000 or more .................... 90 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 161 16 858 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 345 27 016 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 536 624 $1,000.. 6 408 4 968 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 955 7 961 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 246 303 Other ............................... 290 320 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 296 349 200 days or more ................... 214 249 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 172 243 number.. 3 818 4 827 Beef cows ..................farms.. 140 199 number.. 1 438 1 869 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 22 number.. 451 570 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 132 213 number.. 1 882 2 079 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 74 number.. 12 860 15 390 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 72 number.. 35 166 36 658 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 13 number.. 166 191 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 40 number.. 358 1 425 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 325 360 acres.. 55 657 42 355 bushels.. 7 902 218 5 322 690 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 13 16 acres.. 430 380 tons, green.. 8 010 6 468 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 86 149 acres.. 4 433 7 428 bushels.. 189 258 346 882 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 4 acres.. 46 46 bushels.. 2 860 2 172 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 328 372 acres.. 51 635 48 022 bushels.. 1 906 215 1 489 568 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 167 176 silage.......................farms.. 3 331 2 769 acres.. 7 103 6 337 tons, dry.. 13 12 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 82 94 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. .