1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 937 1 034 Land in farms ..................acres.. 189 136 195 118 Average size of farm .......acres.. 202 189 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 199 069 155 102 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 031 832 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 399 28 804 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 198 208 50 to 179 acres ..................... 388 444 180 to 499 acres .................... 210 243 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 870 976 acres.. 127 766 133 233 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 780 886 acres.. 86 062 82 246 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 16 acres.. 155 142 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 534 38 861 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 461 37 583 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 986 10 575 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 548 28 286 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 235 263 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 129 175 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 144 173 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 191 156 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 72 $100,000 or more .................... 106 99 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 951 35 848 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 546 34 669 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 936 1 034 $1,000.. 4 740 3 794 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 064 3 669 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 443 474 Other ............................... 494 560 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 519 630 200 days or more ................... 382 438 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 618 634 number.. 30 124 30 435 Beef cows ..................farms.. 494 501 number.. 11 025 10 364 Milk cows ..................farms.. 67 86 number.. 3 596 3 710 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 577 628 number.. 14 167 14 989 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 146 216 number.. 38 388 38 278 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 149 220 number.. 74 444 67 643 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 26 number.. 918 769 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 65 number.. (D) 100 351 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 11 number.. 1 854 520 2 020 200 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 344 509 acres.. 37 583 38 001 bushels.. 4 526 040 3 836 611 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 67 89 acres.. 2 882 2 371 tons, green.. 46 802 38 518 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 113 195 acres.. 4 679 6 141 bushels.. 168 294 256 032 Oats for grain................farms.. 16 25 acres.. 255 221 bushels.. 13 340 8 835 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 223 272 acres.. 22 047 16 351 bushels.. 895 858 496 899 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 559 599 silage.......................farms.. 21 280 20 503 acres.. 48 070 46 559 tons, dry.. 16 13 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 116 158 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. .