1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WHITE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 695 786 Land in farms ..................acres.. 285 169 292 938 Average size of farm .......acres.. 410 373 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 632 478 461 948 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 551 1 223 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 539 69 680 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 61 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 100 109 50 to 179 acres ..................... 146 175 180 to 499 acres .................... 169 215 500 to 999 acres .................... 135 159 1,000 acres or more ................. 84 65 Total cropland .................farms.. 635 722 acres.. 264 337 267 124 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 612 712 acres.. 243 928 214 753 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 20 acres.. 3 322 2 326 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 104 630 89 594 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 547 113 988 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 958 49 047 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 672 40 548 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 106 131 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 114 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 105 136 $100,000 or more .................... 263 239 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 77 505 66 663 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 198 84 813 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 697 786 $1,000.. 26 303 24 126 Average per farm..........dollars.. 37 738 30 695 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 465 538 Other ............................... 230 248 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 341 373 200 days or more ................... 203 225 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 200 220 number.. 8 636 9 555 Beef cows ..................farms.. 147 158 number.. 2 962 3 394 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 21 number.. 450 758 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 188 220 number.. 5 695 5 819 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 197 247 number.. 130 073 117 585 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 207 255 number.. 251 805 219 482 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 51 number.. 872 1 245 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 531 649 acres.. 126 167 99 409 bushels.. 18 482 021 13 238 163 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 28 29 acres.. 1 132 665 tons, green.. 20 155 9 884 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 78 167 acres.. 2 312 4 582 bushels.. 91 151 267 484 Oats for grain................farms.. 41 82 acres.. 746 1 140 bushels.. 55 326 91 998 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 515 566 acres.. 100 210 90 025 bushels.. 4 601 650 3 837 326 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 183 189 silage.......................farms.. 4 635 4 816 acres.. 13 583 10 868 tons, dry.. 7 7 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 46 50 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. .