Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Flamilton 
Hancock 
Harrison 
Hendricks 
Henry 
Howard 
Huntington 
Jackson 
Farms 
number 
598 
604 
967 
694 
702 
476 
695 
744 
Land in farms 
acres 
130,854 
165,861 
134,995 
218,398 
176,451 
144,191 
188,848 
183,878 
Average size of farm 
acres 
219 
275 
140 
315 
251 
303 
272 
247 
Median size of farm 
acres 
25 
32 
51 
40 
48 
80 
57 
80 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,406,630 
1,570,192 
513,898 
1 ,835,825 
1,244,616 
1,924,391 
1,481,458 
1,132,552 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,428 
5,718 
3,681 
5,834 
4,952 
6,353 
5,452 
4,582 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
79,028 
89,674 
68,700 
113,803 
110,890 
87,051 
150,518 
129,614 
Average per farm 
dollars 
132,154 
148,468 
71,045 
163,981 
157,962 
183,265 
216,573 
174,212 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
134 
119 
95 
107 
78 
51 
89 
71 
1 0 to 49 acres 
238 
244 
374 
281 
276 
143 
241 
204 
50 to 1 79 acres 
106 
93 
336 
138 
171 
124 
174 
225 
1 80 to 499 acres 
51 
57 
117 
60 
86 
84 
78 
146 
500 to 999 acres 
36 
39 
24 
40 
46 
28 
54 
59 
1 ,000 acres or more 
33 
52 
21 
68 
45 
46 
59 
39 
Total cropland 
farms 
461 
508 
735 
571 
602 
411 
579 
596 
acres 
120,899 
156,589 
85,030 
200,890 
158,443 
134,536 
172,569 
139,887 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
414 
482 
626 
508 
550 
386 
455 
515 
acres 
119,559 
155,445 
78,153 
198,594 
155,767 
132,325 
167,996 
131,203 
Irrigated land 
farms 
32 
19 
18 
14 
8 
2 
6 
29 
acres 
3,693 
207 
29 
72 
17 
(D) 
672 
2,929 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
116,165 
110,424 
57,989 
89,368 
115,464 
140,360 
174,827 
184,443 
Average per farm 
dollars 
194,255 
182,820 
59,968 
128,772 
164,478 
294,874 
251,550 
247,907 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
112,834 
92,471 
27,324 
82,180 
86,164 
113,874 
114,896 
77,912 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
3,331 
17,953 
30,665 
7,187 
29,299 
26,486 
59,931 
106,531 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
226 
208 
435 
255 
221 
105 
257 
222 
$2,500 to $4,999 
53 
59 
153 
79 
71 
12 
55 
69 
$5,000 to $9,999 
45 
52 
97 
62 
65 
35 
32 
75 
$10,000 to $24,999 
65 
48 
121 
53 
78 
58 
54 
79 
$25,000 to $49,999 
43 
53 
51 
61 
51 
36 
52 
60 
$50,000 to $99,999 
36 
34 
33 
40 
49 
53 
49 
57 
$100,000 or more 
130 
150 
77 
144 
167 
177 
196 
182 
Government payments 
farms 
264 
307 
375 
336 
410 
319 
498 
496 
$1,000 
1,833 
3,001 
1,556 
3,783 
3,282 
2,993 
4,185 
3,876 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
228 
269 
359 
345 
313 
173 
307 
404 
$1,000 
4,311 
6,875 
3,859 
23,940 
8,759 
3,939 
9,237 
8,114 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
83,582 
93,523 
60,526 
110,677 
98,406 
105,764 
130,585 
142,451 
Average per farm 
dollars 
139,769 
154,839 
62,591 
159,477 
140,180 
222,194 
187,892 
191,466 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
598 
604 
967 
694 
702 
476 
695 
744 
$1,000 
38,726 
26,777 
2,879 
6,414 
29,098 
41,528 
57,665 
53,983 
Average per farm 
dollars 
64,760 
44,332 
2,977 
9,242 
41,450 
87,243 
82,971 
72,557 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
240 
251 
419 
377 
297 
273 
312 
294 
Other 
number 
358 
353 
548 
317 
405 
203 
383 
450 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
403 
356 
619 
433 
439 
268 
405 
473 
200 days or more 
number 
289 
251 
435 
314 
345 
153 
313 
341 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
104 
117 
463 
164 
215 
84 
128 
243 
number 
(D) 
1,549 
19,464 
3,283 
11,107 
2,940 
7,989 
10,872 
Beef cows 
farms 
75 
89 
401 
122 
155 
52 
83 
187 
number 
(D) 
968 
7,592 
1,624 
2,101 
492 
819 
3,239 
Milk cows 
farms 
3 
4 
15 
4 
12 
11 
11 
17 
number 
7 
8 
297 
101 
3,390 
479 
3,307 
1,359 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
91 
83 
345 
142 
175 
67 
106 
210 
number 
944 
746 
12,693 
1,879 
7,278 
2,829 
6,823 
6,881 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
17 
44 
20 
45 
21 
20 
44 
29 
number 
5,806 
43,675 
(D) 
13,316 
(D) 
69,036 
39,393 
45,200 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
22 
41 
15 
45 
31 
23 
47 
29 
number 
9,413 
174,681 
(D) 
38,354 
47,035 
139,515 
85,931 
121,231 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
45 
50 
23 
31 
26 
14 
22 
16 
number 
946 
1,171 
345 
748 
815 
240 
743 
276 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
51 
62 
122 
55 
39 
37 
43 
42 
number 
1,065 
1,480 
2,316 
1,086 
892 
1,788 
225,836 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
8 
3 
- 
5 
2 
12 
3 
number 
55 
408 
1,670,000 
- 
292 
(D) 
398 
265 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
225 
241 
188 
265 
301 
264 
282 
307 
acres 
61,472 
77,772 
29,188 
102,277 
74,010 
62,771 
75,151 
59,204 
bushels 
7,387,570 
6,935,630 
1,559,290 
6,473,822 
6,684,944 
9,607,110 
8,640,889 
5,468,916 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
5 
8 
16 
9 
23 
9 
18 
23 
acres 
338 
122 
472 
156 
3,165 
161 
2,853 
1,685 
tons 
4,340 
1,097 
4,790 
1,484 
30,107 
2,669 
36,199 
20,019 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
28 
39 
31 
28 
47 
47 
74 
63 
acres 
1,683 
2,734 
2,141 
3,455 
2,514 
1,917 
3,633 
3,383 
bushels 
122,855 
190,432 
110,464 
257,633 
168,667 
139,208 
264,612 
200,451 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
28 
39 
31 
28 
47 
47 
74 
63 
acres 
1,683 
2,734 
2,141 
3,455 
2,514 
1,917 
3,633 
3,383 
bushels 
122,855 
190,432 
110,464 
257,633 
168,667 
139,208 
264,612 
200,451 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Indiana 231 
