Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Parke 
Perry 
Pike 
Porter 
Posey 
Pulaski 
Putnam 
Randolph 
Farms 
number 
574 
413 
321 
481 
408 
536 
847 
772 
Land in farms 
acres 
176,571 
66,275 
80,016 
120,554 
228,748 
216,503 
197,619 
241,074 
Average size of farm 
acres 
308 
160 
249 
251 
561 
404 
233 
312 
Median size of farm 
acres 
79 
90 
74 
43 
155 
92 
50 
80 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1 ,282,422 
481,275 
1,064,710 
1,502,111 
2,689,418 
2,080,849 
979,574 
1,588,816 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,169 
2,999 
4,271 
5,993 
4,797 
5,152 
4,198 
5,088 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
75,663 
25,681 
37,086 
84,909 
153,211 
103,088 
98,713 
140,180 
Average per farm 
dollars 
131,817 
62,182 
115,533 
176,525 
375,518 
192,327 
116,545 
181,581 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
53 
9 
14 
63 
27 
35 
71 
69 
1 0 to 49 acres 
165 
101 
95 
194 
102 
172 
349 
245 
50 to 1 79 acres 
210 
212 
129 
81 
82 
123 
255 
189 
1 80 to 499 acres 
69 
70 
47 
70 
68 
95 
71 
128 
500 to 999 acres 
34 
13 
12 
38 
48 
44 
46 
68 
1 ,000 acres or more 
43 
8 
24 
35 
81 
67 
55 
73 
Total cropland 
farms 
471 
350 
282 
404 
378 
480 
668 
666 
acres 
120,910 
30,692 
65,045 
109,400 
215,660 
197,116 
156,037 
216,595 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
392 
301 
188 
339 
349 
346 
534 
601 
acres 
115,530 
27,317 
59,497 
105,999 
213,185 
188,768 
148,468 
210,233 
Irrigated land 
farms 
67 
4 
4 
46 
48 
55 
9 
14 
acres 
2,676 
20 
(D) 
10,038 
16,426 
18,454 
79 
233 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
64,161 
20,323 
50,828 
106,846 
139,740 
185,340 
76,053 
226,995 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1 1 1 ,779 
49,208 
158,341 
222,134 
342,500 
345,783 
89,791 
294,035 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
52,572 
9,641 
29,031 
99,542 
122,285 
125,827 
61,535 
128,434 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1 1 ,589 
10,682 
21,796 
7,304 
17,455 
59,513 
14,517 
98,561 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
224 
158 
143 
171 
80 
211 
376 
230 
$2,500 to $4,999 
52 
44 
34 
29 
25 
17 
100 
36 
$5,000 to $9,999 
47 
66 
17 
47 
20 
19 
86 
40 
$10,000 to $24,999 
50 
49 
21 
27 
30 
33 
85 
69 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
40 
20 
30 
27 
33 
56 
61 
$50,000 to $99,999 
40 
25 
19 
28 
45 
36 
25 
68 
$100,000 or more 
127 
31 
67 
149 
181 
187 
119 
268 
Government payments 
farms 
291 
175 
229 
267 
307 
427 
429 
516 
$1,000 
2,785 
605 
1,395 
2,268 
3,332 
4,080 
3,467 
4,656 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
321 
133 
137 
194 
226 
276 
368 
320 
$1,000 
9,086 
1,985 
5,406 
3,012 
8,795 
10,279 
13,013 
9,601 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
64,216 
18,634 
44,040 
68,449 
108,936 
145,528 
84,409 
192,105 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1 1 1 ,875 
45,118 
137,196 
142,306 
267,000 
271,507 
99,657 
248,841 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
574 
413 
321 
481 
408 
536 
847 
772 
$1,000 
11,815 
4,279 
13,589 
43,677 
42,932 
54,171 
8,123 
49,147 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,584 
10,362 
42,335 
90,804 
105,225 
101,066 
9,591 
63,662 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
249 
162 
103 
231 
247 
250 
347 
407 
Other 
number 
325 
251 
218 
250 
161 
286 
500 
365 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
375 
282 
176 
293 
211 
261 
543 
451 
200 days or more 
number 
199 
204 
128 
206 
169 
172 
389 
281 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
216 
234 
55 
80 
58 
69 
263 
187 
number 
8,661 
6,936 
1,837 
4,907 
2,079 
9,383 
6,768 
7,260 
Beef cows 
farms 
118 
219 
44 
53 
42 
46 
219 
136 
number 
2,016 
3,892 
1,157 
957 
547 
(D) 
3,816 
1,955 
Milk cows 
farms 
77 
8 
- 
6 
7 
4 
12 
16 
number 
2,071 
432 
- 
839 
746 
(D) 
364 
2,095 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
175 
190 
45 
64 
51 
56 
194 
148 
number 
5,296 
3,435 
1,003 
3,049 
722 
4,430 
4,204 
4,501 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
31 
14 
8 
14 
13 
29 
47 
43 
number 
327 
20,322 
22,086 
6,340 
38,471 
28,099 
27,282 
177,605 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
29 
15 
9 
20 
17 
29 
47 
46 
number 
538 
22,337 
73,601 
12,990 
100,485 
140,283 
115,777 
917,072 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
31 
8 
6 
9 
5 
13 
45 
23 
number 
610 
243 
280 
234 
67 
293 
1,146 
780 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
109 
33 
17 
44 
18 
16 
87 
59 
number 
4,328 
1,041 
373 
759 
605 
(D) 
2,369 
1,157 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
13 
2 
- 
3 
- 
5 
4 
10 
number 
2,364 
(D) 
- 
590 
- 
320 
400 
165 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
167 
92 
103 
192 
280 
276 
231 
370 
acres 
54,820 
10,062 
28,620 
56,213 
115,404 
102,017 
73,847 
94,311 
bushels 
4,000,534 
657,665 
1,863,576 
9,379,981 
8,716,484 
11,511,438 
4,462,171 
8,892,932 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
50 
6 
6 
8 
4 
9 
10 
30 
acres 
1,959 
392 
182 
403 
170 
1,372 
551 
1,804 
tons 
19,836 
4,177 
2,678 
6,482 
1,500 
21,010 
4,702 
25,320 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
25 
13 
22 
49 
155 
13 
35 
89 
acres 
1,676 
565 
2,335 
1,574 
31,452 
673 
4,296 
4,917 
bushels 
95,993 
28,296 
147,657 
104,635 
2,136,896 
42,406 
275,981 
374,234 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
25 
13 
22 
49 
155 
13 
35 
89 
acres 
1,676 
565 
2,335 
1,574 
31,452 
673 
4,296 
4,917 
bushels 
95,993 
28,296 
147,657 
104,635 
2,136,896 
42,406 
275,981 
374,234 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Indiana 235 
