1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WELLS COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 722 875 Land in farms ..................acres.. 198 680 209 261 Average size of farm .......acres.. 275 239 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 419 380 325 539 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 586 1 309 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 853 55 598 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 124 148 50 to 179 acres ..................... 224 290 180 to 499 acres .................... 188 241 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 689 825 acres.. 184 093 189 705 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 672 796 acres.. 173 751 164 116 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 3 acres.. 67 6 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 290 54 721 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 579 62 539 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 838 32 660 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 452 22 061 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 115 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 141 176 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 122 145 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 97 115 $100,000 or more .................... 180 168 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 127 39 798 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 348 45 483 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 722 875 $1,000.. 11 870 14 910 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 440 17 040 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 392 484 Other ............................... 330 391 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 413 512 200 days or more ................... 279 351 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 144 223 number.. 9 514 12 166 Beef cows ..................farms.. 43 64 number.. 586 812 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 47 number.. 1 720 2 173 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 133 211 number.. 10 724 12 027 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 136 160 number.. 47 408 56 644 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 145 162 number.. 91 991 106 712 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 36 number.. 424 895 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 30 number.. (D) 113 506 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 501 603 acres.. 67 710 55 222 bushels.. 9 493 932 6 996 165 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 49 49 acres.. 1 454 1 063 tons, green.. 26 338 18 962 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 206 398 acres.. 6 844 13 017 bushels.. 289 131 790 934 Oats for grain................farms.. 47 96 acres.. 680 1 254 bushels.. 44 905 94 232 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 592 725 acres.. 93 147 89 156 bushels.. 3 884 342 3 631 893 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 148 189 silage.......................farms.. 4 089 4 990 acres.. 12 397 17 277 tons, dry.. 6 10 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 249 293 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. .