Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Farms 
... number 
58,695 
60,938 
60,296 
66,707 
57,916 
62,778 
70,506 
77,180 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,720,396 
14,773,184 
15,058,670 
15,525,154 
15,111,022 
15,618,831 
16,170,895 
16,294,268 
Average size of farm 
acres 
251 
242 
250 
233 
261 
249 
229 
211 
Estimated market value of 
land and buildings 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1 ,342,826 
868,699 
637,645 
486,171 
532,663 
346,199 
265,446 
338,549 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,354 
3,583 
2,567 
2,097 
2,064 
1,395 
1,158 
1,610 
Estimated market value of all 
machinery and equipment ' 
....$1,000 
8,407,178 
6,302,106 
4,636,855 
3,909,303 
3,709,854 
3,474,495 
3,129,398 
3,464,195 
Average per farm 
dollars 
143,252 
103,427 
80,240 
58,614 
64,050 
55,440 
44,502 
45,033 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
6,607 
9,720 
5,436 
5,741 
4,183 
5,141 
5,444 
5,648 
1 0 to 49 acres 
20,770 
19,533 
18,595 
17,937 
13,987 
14,234 
15,010 
1 7,373 
50 to 1 79 acres 
16,396 
15,993 
18,691 
22,818 
19,913 
21,268 
24,892 
27,460 
1 80 to 499 acres 
7,420 
8,012 
9,263 
1 1 ,569 
1 1 ,099 
12,928 
15,902 
18,009 
500 to 999 acres 
3,562 
3,774 
4,494 
5,194 
5,268 
6,000 
6,670 
6,567 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
2,544 
2,621 
2,827 
2,735 
2,753 
2,687 
2,291 
1,872 
2,000 acres or more 
1,396 
1,285 
990 
713 
713 
520 
297 
251 
Total cropland 
farms 
48,851 
51,283 
53,725 
59,496 
53,256 
58,117 
65,529 
71 ,836 
acres 
12,590,633 
12,716,037 
12,909,002 
13,065,057 
12,848,950 
13,366,034 
13,592,873 
13,331,077 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
41,965 
41,743 
44,298 
51,984 
47,613 
54,252 
61,689 
68,040 
acres 
12,146,538 
12,108,940 
1 1 ,937,370 
11,844,628 
11,716,704 
11,834,675 
10,706,298 
12,136,310 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,598 
2,391 
2,212 
1,918 
1,753 
1,742 
1,481 
1,206 
acres 
437,445 
397,113 
313,130 
255,917 
250,050 
240,898 
169,703 
131,987 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold (see text) 
....$1,000 
11,210,818 
8,271,291 
4,783,158 
5,323,116 
5,229,977 
4,633,090 
4,067,684 
4,226,930 
Average per farm 
dollars 
191,001 
135,733 
79,328 
79,798 
90,303 
73,801 
57,693 
54,767 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
....$1,000 
7,530,097 
5,319,019 
2,992,747 
3,297,312 
3,246,617 
2,698,335 
2,127,135 
2,439,409 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
....$1,000 
3,680,721 
2,952,272 
1,790,411 
2,025,804 
1 ,983,359 
1,934,755 
1,940,549 
1,787,521 
Farms by value of sales 
Less than $2,500 
20,283 
22,470 
21,620 
18,568 
13,022 
11,189 
12,433 
13,717 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,859 
4,971 
5,169 
6,617 
5,710 
6,848 
8,072 
8,731 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,204 
5,686 
5,760 
7,398 
6,579 
8,053 
9,515 
10,161 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,681 
6,325 
7,329 
9,476 
8,757 
10,642 
12,820 
13,878 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,101 
4,531 
5,112 
6,529 
6,057 
7,296 
8,682 
9,671 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,254 
4,273 
4,945 
5,827 
5,728 
6,694 
8,031 
9,228 
$100,000 to $499,999 
9,020 
8,655 
8,505 
10,290 
10,079 
10,750 
10,126 
11,016 
$500,000 or more 
5,293 
4,027 
1,856 
2,002 
1,984 
1,306 
827 
749 
Farms by legal status for tax 
purposes (see text): 
Family or individual 
50,997 
52,553 
53,864 
57,266 
49,293 
53,105 
59,955 
65,548 
Partnership 
3,376 
4,614 
3,463 
5,803 
5,235 
6,721 
7,469 
8,905 
Corporation 
3,266 
2,978 
2,632 
3,200 
3,018 
2,622 
2,823 
2,422 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
1,056 
793 
337 
438 
370 
330 
259 
305 
Principal operator by days of work 
off farm 
None 
20,864 
20,161 
23,945 
22,469 
20,733 
23,384 
25,127 
27,352 
Any 
37,831 
40,777 
36,351 
40,651 
33,959 
35,397 
40,682 
44,050 
200 days or more 
26,731 
27,231 
27,064 
29,612 
24,216 
25,237 
28,153 
30,319 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
25,630 
25,510 
33,612 
28,779 
26,993 
31,547 
36,654 
40,189 
Other 
33,065 
35,428 
26,684 
37,928 
30,923 
31,231 
33,852 
36,991 
Average age of principal operator 
years 
55.8 
55.0 
53.7 
52.3 
52.8 
51.6 
50.5 
49.1 
Total farm production 
expenses ' 
....$1,000 
9,117,075 
6,280,596 
4,310,513 
4,120,616 
4,011,772 
3,645,379 
3,178,679 
(NA) 
Selected farm production 
expenses ^ 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
....$1,000 
508,824 
511,239 
307,156 
294,217 
282,253 
328,492 
328,366 
300,350 
Feed purchased 
....$1,000 
1,592,005 
1,092,067 
660,587 
834,291 
818,113 
657,193 
576,585 
522,442 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased ® 
....$1,000 
1,444,469 
888,112 
435,657 
458,618 
451,832 
420,849 
354,501 
453,678 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
....$1,000 
457,781 
344,253 
171,335 
198,454 
192,729 
205,728 
171,786 
275,154 
Flired farm labor 
....$1,000 
445,331 
320,902 
300,988 
255,577 
248,070 
209,089 
196,231 
152,061 
Interest expense ® 
....$1,000 
375,856 
316,937 
294,199 
283,583 
272,608 
290,504 
306,836 
426,334 
Chemicals purchased 
....$1,000 
564,224 
373,897 
258,403 
296,398 
291,799 
247,300 
183,674 
173,999 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves 
inventory 
farms 
17,370 
18,483 
20,662 
26,816 
23,025 
25,974 
30,340 
36,907 
number 
821,265 
875,350 
862,074 
1 ,049,323 
976,701 
1,113,473 
1 ,236,480 
1,437,618 
Beef cows 
farms 
11,218 
12,668 
12,612 
17,591 
15,164 
16,783 
19,150 
23,206 
number 
182,627 
235,299 
230,421 
299,120 
277,797 
293,836 
315,784 
377,741 
Milk cows 
farms 
2,401 
2,023 
2,799 
3,464 
3,216 
3,958 
5,204 
6,795 
number 
174,141 
166,149 
144,792 
134,492 
131,630 
144,532 
163,867 
188,716 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
14,106 
15,088 
16,879 
24,431 
21,585 
24,215 
28,905 
33,780 
number 
665,418 
637,951 
602,637 
732,396 
667,846 
763,919 
881,663 
890,380 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,757 
3,420 
4,087 
6,809 
6,442 
1 1 ,987 
14,834 
17,654 
number 
3,747,352 
3,669,057 
3,478,570 
3,926,726 
3,972,060 
4,618,663 
4,372,294 
4,298,027 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2,823 
3,790 
4,603 
6,977 
6,623 
12,559 
15,458 
18,271 
number 
10,551,241 
9,523,891 
8,221,628 
7,587,358 
7,584,642 
8,760,626 
8,024,713 
7,279,358 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Indiana 7 
