Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Indiana 
Adams 
Allen 
Bartholomew 
Benton 
Blackford 
Boone 
Farms 
number 
58,695 
1,476 
1,725 
623 
381 
263 
607 
Land in farms 
acres 
14,720,396 
210,227 
270,808 
171,601 
254,245 
88,010 
221,703 
Average size of farm 
acres 
251 
142 
157 
275 
667 
335 
365 
Median size of farm 
acres 
57 
35 
37 
67 
269 
55 
50 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1 ,342,826 
825,272 
969,217 
1,619,191 
4,308,842 
1,414,731 
2,253,795 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,354 
5,794 
6,174 
5,878 
6,457 
4,228 
6,171 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
8,407,178 
136,280 
151,676 
94,326 
125,297 
46,451 
118,047 
Average per farm 
dollars 
143,252 
92,331 
87,928 
151,406 
328,864 
176,618 
194,475 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
6,607 
253 
217 
78 
38 
23 
112 
1 0 to 49 acres 
20,770 
661 
778 
197 
61 
92 
189 
50 to 1 79 acres 
16,396 
336 
427 
151 
55 
72 
104 
1 80 to 499 acres 
7,420 
125 
169 
107 
87 
33 
72 
500 to 999 acres 
3,562 
59 
72 
44 
64 
21 
63 
1 ,000 acres or more 
3,940 
42 
62 
46 
76 
22 
67 
Total cropland 
farms 
48,851 
1,278 
1,490 
540 
357 
234 
470 
acres 
12,590,633 
185,993 
241 ,522 
153,445 
247,354 
81,200 
210,331 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
41,965 
1,166 
1,300 
470 
306 
200 
433 
acres 
12,146,538 
179,883 
229,452 
149,118 
244,491 
79,764 
207,697 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,598 
64 
39 
60 
3 
2 
23 
acres 
437,445 
147 
395 
13,512 
(D) 
(D) 
910 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
11,210,818 
250,286 
187,639 
95,560 
210,883 
71 ,474 
145,975 
Average per farm 
dollars 
191,001 
169,570 
108,776 
153,386 
553,500 
271,765 
240,486 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
7,530,097 
120,397 
149,312 
85,489 
170,486 
(D) 
129,227 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
3,680,721 
129,888 
38,327 
10,071 
40,398 
(D) 
16,748 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
20,283 
388 
548 
195 
76 
86 
178 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,859 
109 
152 
48 
10 
21 
59 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,204 
155 
183 
38 
15 
8 
49 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,681 
146 
183 
55 
10 
32 
48 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,101 
186 
137 
54 
10 
19 
36 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,254 
121 
166 
64 
32 
21 
39 
$100,000 or more 
14,313 
371 
356 
169 
228 
76 
198 
Government payments 
farms 
32,083 
555 
906 
397 
324 
174 
332 
$1,000 
267,287 
3,765 
6,302 
4,647 
4,782 
1,380 
3,428 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
25,319 
562 
673 
326 
233 
105 
329 
$1,000 
741,644 
6,938 
1 1 ,867 
13,259 
14,310 
2,563 
17,660 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
9,117,075 
180,037 
145,009 
87,764 
171,101 
48,167 
128,348 
Average per farm 
dollars 
155,330 
121,976 
84,063 
140,874 
449,084 
183,144 
211,446 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
58,695 
1,476 
1,725 
623 
381 
263 
607 
$1,000 
3,102,675 
80,951 
60,799 
25,701 
58,874 
27,250 
38,715 
Average per farm 
dollars 
52,861 
54,845 
35,246 
41,254 
154,525 
103,613 
63,782 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
25,630 
478 
749 
279 
242 
123 
287 
Other 
number 
33,065 
998 
976 
344 
139 
140 
320 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
37,831 
1,182 
1,235 
376 
193 
148 
390 
200 days or more 
number 
26,731 
734 
900 
258 
114 
110 
272 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
17,370 
589 
344 
174 
48 
59 
118 
number 
821,265 
30,701 
16,114 
4,311 
8,638 
1,557 
3,862 
Beef cows 
farms 
11,218 
132 
139 
127 
37 
38 
84 
number 
182,627 
954 
1,641 
1,745 
(D) 
601 
1,126 
Milk cows 
farms 
2,401 
311 
77 
17 
8 
- 
16 
number 
174,141 
8,841 
2,031 
583 
(D) 
- 
482 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
14,106 
383 
265 
148 
39 
44 
91 
number 
665,418 
31,075 
29,342 
2,158 
4,944 
1,256 
2,485 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,757 
178 
58 
24 
8 
18 
33 
number 
3,747,352 
109,912 
34,093 
12,030 
(D) 
32,452 
21,208 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2,823 
170 
51 
24 
6 
19 
35 
number 
10,551,241 
321,088 
78,597 
80,996 
(D) 
67,847 
45,693 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
2,109 
75 
38 
25 
13 
7 
36 
number 
52,169 
1,332 
855 
434 
694 
221 
697 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
5,584 
271 
184 
52 
13 
22 
54 
number 
25,587,222 
893,885 
46,508 
1,209 
217 
296 
1,106 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
674 
31 
19 
4 
2 
- 
16 
number 
41,579,130 
133,991 
(D) 
76 
(D) 
- 
938 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
22,985 
663 
744 
307 
271 
115 
273 
acres 
6,036,712 
73,324 
93,109 
74,795 
141,192 
32,745 
102,422 
bushels 
597,271,090 
7,828,976 
10,087,394 
6,208,834 
16,289,238 
3,889,154 
10,159,851 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2,496 
110 
41 
16 
10 
1 
10 
acres 
137,801 
4,292 
1,517 
980 
2,277 
(D) 
253 
tons 
1,775,267 
78,727 
17,546 
7,858 
21,777 
(D) 
2,053 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4,290 
174 
247 
66 
11 
25 
31 
acres 
300,707 
7,915 
13,303 
6,505 
1,910 
1,404 
2,276 
bushels 
19,857,371 
565,088 
943,357 
496,830 
146,000 
101,263 
173,626 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
4,290 
174 
247 
66 
11 
25 
31 
acres 
300,707 
7,915 
13,303 
6,505 
1,910 
1,404 
2,276 
bushels 
19,857,371 
565,088 
943,357 
496,830 
146,000 
101,263 
173,626 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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