Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Morgan 
Newton 
Noble 
Ohio 
Orange 
Owen 
Farms 
number 
462 
732 
583 
348 
1,163 
171 
478 
549 
Land in farms 
acres 
52,762 
286,949 
137,189 
192,030 
181,491 
21,461 
98,251 
95,527 
Average size of farm 
acres 
114 
392 
235 
552 
156 
126 
206 
174 
Median size of farm 
acres 
54 
64 
39 
161 
44 
65 
80 
65 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
551 ,762 
2,189,187 
1,158,144 
3,131,055 
754,298 
446,733 
717,035 
590,884 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,831 
5,585 
4,922 
5,674 
4,834 
3,560 
3,488 
3,396 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
25,546 
146,370 
76,050 
109,765 
111,415 
9,858 
48,889 
41,764 
Average per farm 
dollars 
55,295 
199,960 
130,446 
315,418 
95,799 
57,650 
102,277 
76,073 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
61 
86 
72 
36 
105 
13 
35 
45 
1 0 to 49 acres 
162 
238 
252 
67 
509 
52 
126 
172 
50 to 1 79 acres 
168 
171 
135 
77 
343 
77 
201 
217 
1 80 to 499 acres 
54 
85 
59 
56 
113 
24 
71 
76 
500 to 999 acres 
11 
62 
34 
54 
55 
2 
27 
20 
1 ,000 acres or more 
6 
90 
31 
58 
38 
3 
18 
19 
Total cropland 
farms 
346 
611 
448 
312 
1,016 
135 
381 
439 
acres 
27,593 
264,631 
114,176 
174,277 
150,121 
10,493 
56,872 
62,472 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
312 
499 
401 
263 
802 
126 
299 
364 
acres 
24,974 
258,963 
111,197 
169,055 
137,908 
9,418 
49,797 
56,102 
Irrigated land 
farms 
31 
20 
10 
9 
50 
3 
9 
13 
acres 
103 
1,013 
32 
6,258 
13,713 
191 
10 
98 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
12,998 
175,415 
51,752 
242,621 
143,733 
4,183 
64,005 
23,500 
Average per farm 
dollars 
28,133 
239,638 
88,769 
697,186 
123,588 
24,464 
133,902 
42,805 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
8,672 
147,211 
45,467 
128,941 
82,542 
3,123 
14,362 
19,438 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
4,326 
28,204 
6,285 
113,680 
61,191 
1,060 
49,643 
4,062 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
207 
258 
244 
92 
455 
56 
237 
240 
$2,500 to $4,999 
66 
50 
65 
15 
92 
34 
40 
69 
$5,000 to $9,999 
58 
33 
62 
11 
101 
32 
56 
81 
$10,000 to $24,999 
61 
50 
61 
10 
100 
26 
50 
55 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
65 
35 
18 
98 
11 
20 
29 
$50,000 to $99,999 
18 
52 
30 
41 
103 
5 
34 
31 
$100,000 or more 
26 
224 
86 
161 
214 
7 
41 
44 
Government payments 
farms 
134 
502 
268 
277 
611 
59 
229 
273 
$1,000 
754 
6,178 
2,146 
3,086 
4,236 
368 
1,599 
1,537 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
121 
388 
215 
189 
415 
45 
144 
214 
$1,000 
2,389 
24,506 
6,974 
6,714 
4,749 
918 
3,944 
3,478 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
15,907 
163,962 
58,389 
195,758 
118,733 
5,002 
80,412 
26,506 
Average per farm 
dollars 
34,430 
223,992 
100,153 
562,522 
102,092 
29,249 
168,227 
48,280 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
462 
732 
583 
348 
1,163 
171 
478 
549 
$1,000 
234 
42,137 
2,484 
56,663 
33,985 
468 
-10,864 
2,009 
Average per farm 
dollars 
507 
57,564 
4,260 
162,824 
29,222 
2,735 
-22,728 
3,660 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
174 
358 
248 
191 
448 
58 
176 
221 
Other 
number 
288 
374 
335 
157 
715 
113 
302 
328 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
270 
438 
364 
213 
780 
127 
311 
351 
200 days or more 
number 
198 
297 
218 
160 
559 
82 
234 
205 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
181 
144 
163 
59 
313 
90 
193 
181 
number 
5,246 
4,599 
4,656 
(D) 
18,050 
(D) 
7,285 
5,267 
Beef cows 
farms 
145 
120 
134 
44 
129 
87 
172 
156 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
2,518 
788 
1,610 
(D) 
3,745 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
1 
5 
1 
68 
2 
7 
7 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
113 
(D) 
4,249 
(D) 
60 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
151 
117 
139 
55 
264 
75 
143 
147 
number 
4,396 
3,459 
2,181 
(D) 
13,414 
948 
3,353 
2,710 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
19 
37 
31 
7 
57 
1 
14 
21 
number 
223 
65,598 
3,152 
46,291 
93,660 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
16 
42 
33 
9 
60 
3 
12 
21 
number 
136 
567,323 
14,032 
166,045 
179,716 
20 
(D) 
6,654 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
18 
37 
27 
10 
52 
5 
24 
25 
number 
196 
863 
562 
329 
1,526 
26 
453 
730 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
57 
62 
53 
17 
93 
21 
42 
66 
number 
3,192 
2,560 
1,171 
(D) 
(D) 
264 
(D) 
1,603 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
7 
7 
1 
1 
31 
- 
2 
3 
number 
6,610 
490 
(D) 
(D) 
1,541,461 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
56 
355 
182 
221 
430 
18 
101 
146 
acres 
8,930 
140,941 
53,134 
104,169 
63,274 
2,516 
23,764 
23,883 
bushels 
554,498 
13,517,648 
3,228,200 
13,636,738 
7,136,502 
164,161 
840,099 
1 ,286,649 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
5 
11 
11 
14 
86 
6 
8 
13 
acres 
205 
172 
306 
3,053 
4,780 
127 
210 
310 
tons 
1,049 
2,383 
1,675 
47,124 
57,997 
1,825 
2,163 
3,058 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4 
35 
18 
22 
94 
4 
10 
19 
acres 
(D) 
1,593 
1,134 
2,298 
3,731 
266 
881 
1,307 
bushels 
2,038 
103,273 
72,933 
157,559 
232,645 
10,984 
49,311 
80,609 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
4 
35 
18 
22 
94 
4 
10 
19 
acres 
(D) 
1,593 
1,134 
2,298 
3,731 
266 
881 
1,307 
bushels 
2,038 
103,273 
72,933 
157,559 
232,645 
10,984 
49,311 
80,609 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
234 Indiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
