1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WHITLEY COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 759 880 Land in farms ..................acres.. 162 244 165 339 Average size of farm .......acres.. 214 188 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 258 234 205 829 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 230 1 100 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 192 39 732 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 178 222 50 to 179 acres ..................... 287 350 180 to 499 acres .................... 159 171 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 705 829 acres.. 141 351 141 968 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 660 798 acres.. 120 380 111 791 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 6 acres.. 873 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 854 37 565 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 096 42 687 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 708 16 603 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 146 20 962 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 147 141 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 121 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 149 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 155 181 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 101 $100,000 or more .................... 114 100 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 969 32 214 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 452 36 565 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 758 881 $1,000.. 6 228 6 015 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 217 6 828 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 321 381 Other ............................... 438 499 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 469 572 200 days or more ................... 378 443 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 263 306 number.. 11 875 13 472 Beef cows ..................farms.. 83 116 number.. 1 080 1 223 Milk cows ..................farms.. 59 70 number.. 2 524 2 796 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 252 302 number.. 9 356 11 180 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 168 195 number.. 56 994 47 125 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 172 205 number.. 100 408 86 213 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 57 number.. 1 213 2 163 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 29 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 910 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 447 587 acres.. 49 173 39 616 bushels.. 6 256 737 4 265 959 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 57 70 acres.. 2 086 1 845 tons, green.. 33 297 28 210 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 261 377 acres.. 10 304 12 764 bushels.. 436 017 664 495 Oats for grain................farms.. 67 145 acres.. 1 101 2 528 bushels.. 78 832 186 273 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 467 606 acres.. 51 462 47 857 bushels.. 2 041 094 1 739 630 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 284 334 silage.......................farms.. 8 243 9 205 acres.. 22 472 29 209 tons, dry.. 6 8 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 16 42 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. .