1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WARREN COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 435 486 Land in farms ..................acres.. 201 739 204 827 Average size of farm .......acres.. 464 421 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 616 619 485 562 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 378 1 173 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 194 66 220 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 65 50 to 179 acres ..................... 93 114 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 136 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 98 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 400 457 acres.. 181 299 179 599 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 379 444 acres.. 163 621 141 311 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 0 acres.. (D) 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 406 36 876 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 783 75 877 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 510 33 123 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 895 3 753 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 76 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 75 $100,000 or more .................... 134 124 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 169 25 661 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 354 52 801 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 435 486 $1,000.. 13 287 11 235 Average per farm..........dollars.. 30 546 23 116 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 271 313 Other ............................... 164 173 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 211 244 200 days or more ................... 137 147 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 146 181 number.. 6 189 7 556 Beef cows ..................farms.. 131 165 number.. 3 389 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 2 number.. 62 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 146 179 number.. 3 684 5 977 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 49 number.. 12 490 8 664 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 47 number.. 23 359 14 397 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 12 number.. 256 419 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 10 number.. (D) 200 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 299 379 acres.. 83 068 59 733 bushels.. 11 925 683 8 184 300 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 13 11 acres.. 323 324 tons, green.. 6 038 5 735 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 69 125 acres.. 3 419 5 338 bushels.. 148 644 328 252 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 36 acres.. 416 568 bushels.. 33 570 39 397 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 285 362 acres.. 74 813 71 341 bushels.. 3 188 758 2 880 102 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 145 159 silage.......................farms.. 4 076 4 143 acres.. 10 192 10 897 tons, dry.. 11 29 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 288 1 231 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. .