Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Fayette 
Floyd 
Fountain 
Franklin 
Fulton 
Gibson 
Grant 
Greene 
Farms 
number 
277 
460 
727 
653 
589 
500 
810 
Land in farms 
acres 
21,463 
214,412 
124,960 
188,411 
268,146 
183,380 
181,086 
Average size of farm 
acres 
77 
466 
172 
289 
455 
367 
224 
Median size of farm 
acres 
78 
37 
81 
83 
75 
111 
83 
66 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,047,713 
413,040 
2,236,072 
786,644 
1 ,449,573 
2,426,261 
2,046,021 
881,351 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,647 
5,331 
4,797 
4,577 
5,024 
5,329 
5,579 
3,942 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
40,927 
14,728 
100,606 
67,069 
116,843 
150,441 
104,870 
87,702 
Average per farm 
dollars 
117,944 
53,171 
218,709 
92,254 
178,932 
255,417 
209,740 
108,274 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
25 
32 
50 
46 
51 
50 
47 
46 
1 0 to 49 acres 
117 
156 
109 
188 
216 
167 
141 
286 
50 to 1 79 acres 
101 
67 
128 
294 
195 
125 
125 
292 
1 80 to 499 acres 
61 
14 
68 
143 
100 
108 
76 
117 
500 to 999 acres 
24 
6 
39 
40 
34 
51 
56 
23 
1 ,000 acres or more 
19 
2 
66 
16 
57 
88 
55 
46 
Total cropland 
farms 
289 
229 
389 
626 
586 
526 
436 
674 
acres 
63,789 
12,238 
190,497 
85,112 
169,438 
250,308 
171,451 
132,916 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
269 
208 
327 
566 
508 
480 
389 
614 
acres 
61,192 
11,002 
185,431 
81,308 
164,885 
246,185 
169,065 
126,810 
Irrigated land 
farms 
4 
7 
12 
16 
81 
39 
8 
16 
acres 
(D) 
17 
(D) 
62 
22,928 
4,826 
(D) 
2,202 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
40,131 
4,604 
116,676 
54,019 
140,698 
146,391 
137,982 
97,372 
Average per farm 
dollars 
115,652 
16,623 
253,643 
74,304 
215,464 
248,542 
275,965 
120,212 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
33,181 
3,622 
(D) 
42,592 
119,518 
128,313 
124,756 
54,275 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
6,950 
983 
(D) 
1 1 ,427 
21,180 
18,079 
13,227 
43,097 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
113 
150 
155 
217 
176 
152 
142 
300 
$2,500 to $4,999 
31 
32 
31 
72 
58 
26 
27 
79 
$5,000 to $9,999 
32 
47 
33 
94 
42 
39 
31 
124 
$10,000 to $24,999 
39 
28 
49 
82 
72 
50 
35 
115 
$25,000 to $49,999 
30 
5 
29 
69 
51 
46 
50 
51 
$50,000 to $99,999 
15 
6 
21 
65 
51 
67 
31 
41 
$100,000 or more 
87 
9 
142 
128 
203 
209 
184 
100 
Government payments 
farms 
212 
66 
317 
450 
399 
416 
342 
330 
$1,000 
1,421 
299 
3,690 
2,101 
3,180 
4,803 
3,298 
2,470 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
159 
81 
232 
319 
308 
320 
194 
278 
$1,000 
3,476 
1,055 
12,634 
6,015 
5,577 
16,073 
4,980 
8,937 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
34,847 
6,095 
91,724 
46,439 
100,272 
128,965 
93,550 
75,817 
Average per farm 
dollars 
100,423 
22,004 
199,400 
63,878 
153,556 
218,955 
187,100 
93,602 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
347 
277 
460 
727 
653 
589 
500 
810 
$1,000 
10,182 
-136 
41 ,276 
15,696 
49,183 
38,303 
52,710 
32,961 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,342 
-491 
89,731 
21,590 
75,318 
65,030 
105,420 
40,693 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
154 
133 
221 
348 
320 
308 
268 
340 
Other 
number 
193 
144 
239 
379 
333 
281 
232 
470 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
228 
157 
276 
464 
441 
348 
259 
538 
200 days or more 
number 
134 
98 
187 
296 
305 
260 
180 
375 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
139 
93 
143 
338 
179 
118 
87 
358 
number 
3,141 
1,697 
3,676 
10,423 
8,755 
6,183 
1,921 
1 1 ,328 
Beef cows 
farms 
121 
85 
124 
290 
107 
80 
62 
307 
number 
(D) 
1,016 
2,217 
4,378 
1,488 
1,193 
(D) 
5,953 
Milk cows 
farms 
5 
- 
4 
8 
36 
18 
1 
10 
number 
(D) 
- 
50 
737 
2,798 
1,992 
(D) 
265 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
111 
76 
109 
284 
166 
101 
68 
300 
number 
1,848 
641 
2,049 
4,764 
3,739 
2,713 
1,411 
6,519 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
11 
6 
18 
22 
43 
20 
21 
16 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
14,122 
27,229 
16,244 
17,067 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
13 
6 
15 
26 
43 
26 
23 
23 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
24,472 
43,641 
59,448 
42,633 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
13 
12 
16 
23 
28 
8 
13 
19 
number 
542 
193 
463 
541 
917 
121 
315 
450 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
31 
24 
43 
57 
57 
37 
30 
60 
number 
772 
429 
1,045 
1,426 
870 
1,106 
663 
2,307 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
5 
- 
2 
4 
5 
3 
2 
2 
number 
170 
- 
(D) 
1,080 
275 
9 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
147 
32 
202 
281 
328 
349 
251 
205 
acres 
29,623 
3,939 
102,068 
34,544 
94,036 
133,726 
70,001 
56,269 
bushels 
2,477,545 
220,545 
10,952,370 
2,841,691 
11,180,778 
9,407,551 
8,382,095 
3,836,695 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
10 
1 
11 
30 
43 
18 
2 
9 
acres 
513 
(D) 
1,105 
1,075 
3,657 
1,335 
(D) 
455 
tons 
6,193 
(D) 
1 1 ,932 
11,664 
47,433 
14,568 
(D) 
5,836 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
26 
10 
26 
80 
44 
145 
45 
22 
acres 
993 
272 
1,290 
1,604 
1,326 
29,354 
2,432 
1,864 
bushels 
67,956 
14,241 
81,460 
92,904 
75,296 
2,060,639 
182,915 
104,331 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
26 
10 
26 
80 
44 
145 
45 
22 
acres 
993 
272 
1,290 
1,604 
1,326 
29,354 
2,432 
1,864 
bushels 
67,956 
14,241 
81,460 
92,904 
75,296 
2,060,639 
182,915 
104,331 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
230 Indiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
