1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WABASH COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 810 865 Land in farms ..................acres.. 197 947 202 566 Average size of farm .......acres.. 244 234 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 344 933 254 541 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 339 1 129 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 444 50 258 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 85 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 152 142 50 to 179 acres ..................... 260 305 180 to 499 acres .................... 209 245 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 77 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 728 799 acres.. 174 436 176 264 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 690 751 acres.. 156 217 147 531 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 21 acres.. 1 169 1 524 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 97 188 99 745 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 986 115 312 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 789 26 045 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 66 399 73 700 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 118 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 142 163 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 118 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 93 101 $100,000 or more .................... 196 210 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 82 496 81 012 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 847 93 656 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 810 865 $1,000.. 13 808 18 376 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 048 21 243 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 434 497 Other ............................... 376 368 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 458 478 200 days or more ................... 332 333 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 244 305 number.. 28 052 38 615 Beef cows ..................farms.. 86 119 number.. 1 801 2 395 Milk cows ..................farms.. 45 59 number.. 2 168 2 565 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 257 316 number.. 43 452 53 556 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 203 257 number.. 132 584 135 358 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 230 274 number.. 264 625 243 809 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 43 number.. 1 122 1 067 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 37 number.. (D) 1 171 817 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 476 559 acres.. 71 609 60 946 bushels.. 9 877 381 8 032 916 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 67 90 acres.. 2 785 3 261 tons, green.. 50 518 57 570 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 226 340 acres.. 8 065 11 038 bushels.. 337 169 606 486 Oats for grain................farms.. 42 76 acres.. 846 1 229 bushels.. 53 855 77 161 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 516 601 acres.. 68 431 65 068 bushels.. 2 884 962 2 691 176 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 248 280 silage.......................farms.. 6 500 7 951 acres.. 17 132 24 195 tons, dry.. 12 5 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 112 32 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. .