Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lake 
LaPorte 
Lawrence 
Madison 
Marion 
Marshall 
Martin 
Miami 
Farms 
number 
430 
731 
800 
737 
231 
878 
283 
666 
Land in farms 
acres 
133,064 
227,865 
134,689 
205,147 
20,075 
206,306 
62,544 
175,276 
Average size of farm 
acres 
309 
312 
168 
278 
87 
235 
221 
263 
Median size of farm 
acres 
30 
63 
63 
45 
14 
60 
63 
65 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1 ,755,500 
1 ,896,433 
534,072 
1,677,896 
558,133 
1 ,222,325 
892,175 
1 ,333,943 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,673 
6,084 
3,172 
6,028 
6,422 
5,202 
4,037 
5,069 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
76,856 
137,613 
51,450 
125,061 
14,059 
123,489 
29,742 
96,998 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1 78,735 
188,254 
64,313 
170,151 
60,860 
140,648 
105,097 
146,081 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
56 
86 
53 
118 
91 
116 
29 
58 
1 0 to 49 acres 
190 
234 
283 
270 
93 
295 
98 
242 
50 to 1 79 acres 
67 
177 
295 
137 
29 
251 
90 
150 
1 80 to 499 acres 
52 
109 
117 
93 
7 
108 
39 
119 
500 to 999 acres 
23 
52 
33 
64 
4 
52 
10 
54 
1 ,000 acres or more 
42 
73 
19 
55 
7 
56 
17 
43 
Total cropland 
farms 
375 
610 
624 
607 
155 
703 
239 
582 
acres 
124,208 
209,291 
70,792 
191,450 
16,018 
181,845 
39,028 
158,071 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
332 
540 
515 
546 
141 
614 
212 
497 
acres 
122,322 
204,636 
60,167 
188,996 
15,130 
175,137 
37,154 
153,089 
Irrigated land 
farms 
33 
145 
9 
17 
33 
71 
11 
16 
acres 
8,108 
54,378 
(D) 
860 
170 
13,424 
395 
3,058 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
100,781 
223,112 
33,189 
164,370 
27,256 
147,628 
54,261 
156,913 
Average per farm 
dollars 
234,375 
305,215 
41,486 
223,026 
117,990 
168,141 
191,736 
235,605 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
98,874 
179,613 
22,613 
150,717 
(D) 
108,503 
13,502 
105,308 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,908 
43,499 
10,576 
13,653 
(D) 
39,125 
40,759 
51,605 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
179 
252 
351 
227 
104 
305 
94 
208 
$2,500 to $4,999 
34 
30 
87 
57 
34 
67 
41 
53 
$5,000 to $9,999 
26 
42 
110 
59 
25 
70 
44 
39 
$10,000 to $24,999 
25 
53 
109 
66 
26 
74 
29 
49 
$25,000 to $49,999 
14 
43 
68 
49 
11 
67 
15 
46 
$50,000 to $99,999 
23 
64 
33 
65 
6 
59 
22 
54 
$100,000 or more 
129 
247 
42 
214 
25 
236 
38 
217 
Government payments 
farms 
211 
427 
385 
433 
38 
432 
94 
458 
$1,000 
2,419 
4,036 
2,091 
3,565 
220 
3,430 
701 
3,696 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
146 
352 
270 
297 
60 
366 
134 
286 
$1,000 
3,725 
10,083 
7,616 
5,055 
1,464 
7,585 
3,781 
6,408 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
71,685 
161,830 
37,398 
112,458 
23,922 
126,118 
43,602 
115,668 
Average per farm 
dollars 
166,710 
221,381 
46,748 
152,589 
103,559 
143,642 
154,072 
173,675 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
430 
731 
800 
737 
231 
878 
283 
666 
$1,000 
35,240 
75,402 
5,497 
60,531 
5,018 
32,525 
15,141 
51,349 
Average per farm 
dollars 
81 ,953 
103,149 
6,872 
82,132 
21,723 
37,044 
53,503 
77,101 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
202 
376 
316 
402 
84 
357 
100 
296 
Other 
number 
228 
355 
484 
335 
147 
521 
183 
370 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
241 
467 
517 
373 
150 
614 
199 
399 
200 days or more 
number 
172 
297 
339 
268 
98 
441 
145 
297 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
50 
162 
384 
133 
25 
241 
120 
164 
number 
1,494 
15,460 
14,265 
4,379 
296 
16,820 
4,028 
8,720 
Beef cows 
farms 
34 
92 
329 
106 
19 
118 
105 
90 
number 
505 
1,282 
7,824 
(D) 
169 
2,187 
(D) 
1,315 
Milk cows 
farms 
3 
24 
3 
5 
- 
81 
6 
18 
number 
434 
6,044 
250 
(D) 
- 
7,057 
(D) 
1,647 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
43 
127 
302 
103 
13 
207 
105 
139 
number 
663 
10,214 
7,733 
2,764 
93 
7,260 
2,436 
8,269 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
9 
24 
12 
17 
4 
27 
14 
40 
number 
175 
169,248 
68 
10,810 
6 
3,797 
23,108 
110,251 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
7 
23 
6 
21 
2 
40 
15 
40 
number 
276 
64,494 
109 
26,146 
(D) 
8,122 
68,434 
227,890 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
19 
20 
16 
27 
12 
31 
11 
11 
number 
258 
346 
240 
520 
473 
1,659 
299 
92 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
33 
41 
55 
40 
13 
98 
37 
46 
number 
691 
1,045 
926 
802 
214 
2,789 
(D) 
1,154 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
4 
3 
4 
- 
21 
4 
number 
- 
278 
(D) 
7,020 
- 
(D) 
- 
148 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
158 
328 
122 
329 
25 
360 
75 
305 
acres 
67,072 
113,798 
19,503 
94,672 
6,554 
95,011 
17,693 
65,772 
bushels 
9,511,847 
15,376,880 
969,019 
11,449,235 
492,905 
9,804,882 
989,625 
7,536,276 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
6 
36 
17 
10 
- 
83 
8 
18 
acres 
403 
3,839 
1,297 
751 
- 
5,656 
504 
1,757 
tons 
4,965 
79,321 
9,752 
(D) 
- 
78,061 
4,438 
24,367 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
27 
85 
14 
35 
6 
75 
14 
64 
acres 
1,653 
6,160 
491 
1,119 
143 
2,100 
1,772 
3,798 
bushels 
108,422 
413,773 
19,039 
82,853 
9,661 
120,255 
96,802 
251,621 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
27 
85 
14 
35 
6 
75 
14 
64 
acres 
1,653 
6,160 
491 
1,119 
143 
2,100 
1,772 
3,798 
bushels 
108,422 
413,773 
19,039 
82,853 
9,661 
120,255 
96,802 
251,621 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Indiana 233 
