1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 828 888 Land in farms ..................acres.. 189 467 196 898 Average size of farm .......acres.. 229 222 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 243 169 218 476 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 191 973 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 743 47 611 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 184 179 50 to 179 acres ..................... 302 312 180 to 499 acres .................... 169 229 500 to 999 acres .................... 84 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 771 834 acres.. 159 224 162 117 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 692 771 acres.. 135 819 122 936 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 10 acres.. 303 60 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 527 57 418 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 685 64 660 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 497 30 046 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 030 27 373 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 144 139 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 94 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 134 119 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 137 168 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 118 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 104 $100,000 or more .................... 146 146 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 978 48 057 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 737 54 179 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 828 887 $1,000.. 10 762 9 192 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 998 10 363 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 408 472 Other ............................... 420 416 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 441 489 200 days or more ................... 321 350 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 440 495 number.. 19 831 24 946 Beef cows ..................farms.. 288 316 number.. 5 116 4 973 Milk cows ..................farms.. 48 68 number.. 2 434 3 573 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 414 485 number.. 12 853 18 867 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 154 215 number.. 53 583 62 716 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 160 222 number.. 95 376 111 667 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 53 number.. 995 1 573 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 39 number.. 456 1 435 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 506 592 acres.. 66 921 58 067 bushels.. 9 322 663 7 081 933 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 69 71 acres.. 2 101 2 293 tons, green.. 33 113 42 610 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 215 225 acres.. 7 765 6 490 bushels.. 364 830 343 780 Oats for grain................farms.. 60 95 acres.. 752 1 410 bushels.. 48 332 87 138 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 487 542 acres.. 51 014 46 257 bushels.. 2 196 326 1 685 137 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 366 426 silage.......................farms.. 9 327 11 019 acres.. 24 842 29 356 tons, dry.. 12 8 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 53 27 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. .