1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WARRICK COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 392 432 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 219 99 944 Average size of farm .......acres.. 245 231 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 353 196 274 870 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 499 1 165 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 157 43 829 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 100 110 50 to 179 acres ..................... 136 155 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 365 396 acres.. 80 728 83 998 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 340 371 acres.. 71 863 64 228 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 4 acres.. 48 4 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 773 16 135 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 442 37 349 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 513 11 040 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 261 5 095 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 89 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 41 $100,000 or more .................... 69 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 787 13 770 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 375 31 875 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 391 432 $1,000.. 2 615 1 883 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 687 4 358 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 182 200 Other ............................... 210 232 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 224 275 200 days or more ................... 166 200 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 142 186 number.. 4 647 5 854 Beef cows ..................farms.. 112 145 number.. 1 896 1 984 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 19 number.. 417 746 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 127 177 number.. 1 781 3 025 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 67 67 number.. 15 762 13 397 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 66 63 number.. 31 181 25 931 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 5 number.. 114 146 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 18 number.. 221 464 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 239 263 acres.. 35 420 28 551 bushels.. 4 624 344 3 083 085 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 17 19 acres.. 408 644 tons, green.. 6 455 11 071 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 92 102 acres.. 4 375 3 522 bushels.. 177 646 166 702 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 2 acres.. 35 (D) bushels.. 2 226 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 210 226 acres.. 30 722 27 581 bushels.. 1 209 561 824 313 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 143 165 silage.......................farms.. 4 261 5 758 acres.. 8 729 15 213 tons, dry.. 4 2 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) (D) 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. .