Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jasper 
Jay 
Jefferson 
Jennings 
Johnson 
Knox 
Kosciusko 
LaGrange 
Farms 
number 
615 
836 
615 
528 
562 
496 
1,247 
2,419 
Land in farms 
acres 
282,831 
1 75,770 
95,411 
123,391 
144,646 
329,289 
254,847 
204,092 
Average size of farm 
acres 
460 
210 
155 
234 
257 
664 
204 
84 
Median size of farm 
acres 
101 
47 
60 
54 
33 
174 
40 
36 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,819,873 
1,380,341 
549,182 
910,475 
1 ,567,699 
3,748,448 
1,198,890 
628,366 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,132 
6,565 
3,540 
3,896 
6,091 
5,646 
5,866 
7,448 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
154,289 
115,016 
44,784 
66,906 
79,048 
201,369 
137,349 
136,941 
Average per farm 
dollars 
250,876 
137,578 
72,820 
126,717 
140,654 
405,986 
110,143 
56,611 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
57 
87 
69 
53 
88 
41 
199 
350 
1 0 to 49 acres 
181 
336 
192 
196 
237 
109 
477 
1,071 
50 to 1 79 acres 
121 
212 
253 
158 
99 
102 
325 
887 
1 80 to 499 acres 
104 
107 
65 
63 
54 
88 
119 
55 
500 to 999 acres 
54 
50 
16 
29 
39 
47 
72 
27 
1 ,000 acres or more 
98 
44 
20 
29 
45 
109 
55 
29 
Total cropland 
farms 
549 
747 
489 
404 
449 
434 
981 
1,777 
acres 
256,664 
156,302 
61,745 
87,673 
131,576 
303,955 
219,587 
147,420 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
453 
634 
440 
329 
414 
394 
773 
1,617 
acres 
250,612 
150,153 
58,870 
84,013 
129,323 
297,303 
206,238 
130,413 
Irrigated land 
farms 
60 
13 
12 
12 
17 
87 
81 
186 
acres 
21,052 
(D) 
40 
75 
3,077 
34,909 
18,043 
25,553 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
357,402 
281,976 
40,428 
79,684 
70,573 
218,055 
282,104 
262,563 
Average per farm 
dollars 
581,141 
337,292 
65,736 
150,916 
125,575 
439,626 
226,226 
108,542 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
208,497 
99,291 
31,006 
46,095 
61,464 
181,853 
132,544 
68,528 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
148,905 
182,685 
9,421 
33,588 
9,109 
36,202 
149,560 
194,034 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
177 
262 
245 
224 
219 
106 
530 
626 
$2,500 to $4,999 
33 
53 
94 
54 
52 
17 
87 
213 
$5,000 to $9,999 
28 
72 
77 
52 
51 
22 
101 
245 
$10,000 to $24,999 
42 
67 
74 
52 
43 
62 
96 
283 
$25,000 to $49,999 
28 
58 
38 
35 
29 
25 
89 
201 
$50,000 to $99,999 
61 
79 
33 
22 
36 
37 
85 
293 
$100,000 or more 
246 
245 
54 
89 
132 
227 
259 
558 
Government payments 
farms 
448 
540 
328 
303 
284 
360 
645 
303 
$1,000 
4,736 
3,621 
1,907 
3,214 
2,779 
5,837 
4,140 
2,276 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
335 
377 
238 
242 
269 
291 
515 
845 
$1,000 
14,334 
7,878 
3,078 
5,314 
19,819 
21,062 
8,432 
7,594 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
271 ,289 
189,903 
36,874 
72,338 
74,069 
189,654 
223,628 
201,482 
Average per farm 
dollars 
441,120 
227,156 
59,957 
137,003 
131,795 
382,366 
179,333 
83,291 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
615 
836 
615 
528 
562 
496 
1,247 
2,419 
$1,000 
105,183 
103,573 
8,539 
15,874 
19,102 
55,301 
71,048 
70,951 
Average per farm 
dollars 
171,029 
123,891 
13,885 
30,064 
33,989 
1 1 1 ,493 
56,975 
29,331 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
290 
325 
235 
207 
253 
304 
497 
1,048 
Other 
number 
325 
511 
380 
321 
309 
192 
750 
1,371 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
373 
580 
447 
276 
388 
243 
853 
1,933 
200 days or more 
number 
265 
443 
315 
205 
240 
171 
603 
1,497 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
92 
223 
289 
204 
125 
98 
328 
1,265 
number 
41,765 
10,994 
6,899 
6,296 
5,015 
3,363 
22,480 
75,911 
Beef cows 
farms 
69 
93 
247 
172 
87 
75 
168 
201 
number 
1,433 
960 
3,542 
2,859 
(D) 
(D) 
2,068 
2,604 
Milk cows 
farms 
8 
56 
8 
9 
4 
2 
43 
576 
number 
21,248 
1,894 
424 
168 
(D) 
(D) 
3,940 
14,412 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
87 
169 
227 
153 
105 
87 
271 
1,076 
number 
53,293 
9,913 
3,270 
3,446 
2,806 
2,917 
17,393 
97,855 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
31 
95 
24 
27 
23 
14 
68 
99 
number 
28,853 
166,217 
(D) 
24,435 
4,975 
25,550 
74,272 
27,951 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
38 
89 
16 
28 
24 
16 
62 
91 
number 
91,083 
471,019 
(D) 
52,871 
15,432 
65,079 
247,762 
86,776 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
12 
24 
27 
6 
14 
14 
50 
106 
number 
510 
1,014 
477 
66 
353 
213 
1,416 
2,208 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
32 
90 
61 
53 
40 
13 
137 
620 
number 
579 
2,751,524 
1,193 
(D) 
887 
378 
(D) 
370,765 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
4 
4 
7 
2 
1 
22 
111 
number 
(D) 
150 
266 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
10,573,334 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
336 
381 
107 
138 
198 
305 
397 
955 
acres 
155,644 
59,964 
15,884 
35,762 
69,120 
154,256 
101,129 
55,293 
bushels 
20,666,846 
6,371,767 
1,437,178 
3,310,933 
4,207,535 
12,512,430 
10,659,460 
5,230,836 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
25 
33 
12 
16 
14 
9 
54 
565 
acres 
8,586 
2,082 
335 
658 
741 
841 
4,835 
9,041 
tons 
131,789 
29,293 
4,843 
8,145 
8,859 
8,702 
50,636 
105,046 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
14 
119 
17 
23 
49 
93 
65 
52 
acres 
898 
6,955 
1,393 
1,239 
2,707 
17,302 
3,301 
1,965 
bushels 
65,435 
505,489 
84,622 
81,148 
202,799 
897,502 
198,136 
111,198 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
14 
119 
17 
23 
49 
93 
65 
52 
acres 
898 
6,955 
1,393 
1,239 
2,707 
17,302 
3,301 
1,965 
bushels 
65,435 
505,489 
84,622 
81,148 
202,799 
897,502 
198,136 
111,198 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
232 Indiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
