Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Ripley 
Rush 
St. Joseph 
Scott 
Shelby 
Spencer 
Starke 
Steuben 
Farms 
number 
876 
601 
691 
321 
569 
511 
562 
Land in farms 
acres 
166,711 
207,572 
151,975 
51,472 
233,059 
133,459 
104,570 
Average size of farm 
acres 
190 
345 
220 
160 
410 
285 
261 
186 
Median size of farm 
acres 
70 
123 
40 
47 
100 
81 
47 
66 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
776,272 
2,103,171 
1,350,297 
575,841 
2,508,759 
1,104,744 
1,144,699 
834,636 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,079 
6,089 
6,140 
3,591 
6,125 
3,870 
4,383 
4,486 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
86,170 
129,969 
98,205 
30,861 
135,704 
94,390 
79,812 
61,531 
Average per farm 
dollars 
98,368 
216,255 
142,120 
96,141 
238,495 
158,107 
156,188 
109,487 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
58 
44 
80 
33 
62 
31 
13 
36 
1 0 to 49 acres 
304 
152 
298 
132 
162 
165 
246 
183 
50 to 1 79 acres 
306 
144 
165 
112 
97 
210 
133 
238 
1 80 to 499 acres 
120 
137 
67 
25 
109 
101 
51 
57 
500 to 999 acres 
49 
71 
44 
10 
66 
57 
26 
27 
1 ,000 acres or more 
39 
53 
37 
9 
73 
33 
42 
21 
Total cropland 
farms 
766 
523 
584 
262 
502 
517 
466 
490 
acres 
124,071 
188,691 
136,304 
38,376 
220,574 
132,508 
115,367 
84,596 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
645 
500 
495 
189 
483 
437 
258 
310 
acres 
117,667 
186,787 
132,539 
35,327 
218,774 
125,866 
100,401 
73,909 
Irrigated land 
farms 
14 
11 
89 
6 
25 
9 
68 
19 
acres 
83 
478 
27,580 
(D) 
4,253 
169 
25,597 
2,053 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
93,980 
162,511 
123,505 
24,044 
128,891 
91,927 
69,766 
61,757 
Average per farm 
dollars 
107,284 
270,401 
178,733 
74,903 
226,521 
153,982 
136,529 
109,889 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
75,793 
98,467 
106,901 
23,396 
111,513 
60,270 
66,274 
40,678 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
18,187 
64,043 
16,604 
648 
17,378 
31,657 
3,492 
21,079 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
312 
116 
255 
170 
108 
167 
291 
290 
$2,500 to $4,999 
76 
39 
38 
23 
36 
52 
33 
35 
$5,000 to $9,999 
70 
37 
64 
46 
51 
63 
19 
31 
$10,000 to $24,999 
94 
37 
57 
34 
67 
84 
30 
59 
$25,000 to $49,999 
78 
59 
45 
8 
42 
36 
15 
34 
$50,000 to $99,999 
69 
60 
62 
11 
45 
58 
26 
31 
$100,000 or more 
177 
253 
170 
29 
220 
137 
97 
82 
Government payments 
farms 
582 
403 
378 
146 
361 
396 
419 
408 
$1,000 
2,604 
4,158 
2,468 
877 
4,519 
2,593 
3,463 
1,868 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
334 
273 
243 
113 
267 
306 
249 
214 
$1,000 
5,717 
9,273 
4,059 
2,813 
20,126 
7,054 
6,471 
3,367 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
73,551 
128,378 
90,767 
20,090 
118,039 
76,799 
54,618 
50,178 
Average per farm 
dollars 
83,963 
213,607 
131,356 
62,585 
207,450 
128,641 
106,884 
89,285 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
876 
601 
691 
321 
569 
597 
511 
562 
$1,000 
28,750 
47,563 
39,264 
7,644 
35,496 
24,775 
25,082 
16,814 
Average per farm 
dollars 
32,820 
79,140 
56,822 
23,812 
62,383 
41,499 
49,083 
29,919 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
384 
326 
311 
114 
323 
230 
173 
215 
Other 
number 
492 
275 
380 
207 
246 
367 
338 
347 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
521 
386 
371 
192 
324 
418 
310 
319 
200 days or more 
number 
373 
267 
256 
132 
231 
336 
187 
228 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
313 
186 
160 
89 
109 
258 
43 
136 
number 
9,122 
14,937 
5,217 
1,713 
3,480 
10,743 
1,509 
8,863 
Beef cows 
farms 
240 
119 
79 
73 
77 
230 
40 
68 
number 
4,114 
2,610 
817 
(D) 
1,117 
5,505 
(D) 
1,274 
Milk cows 
farms 
17 
15 
25 
1 
12 
8 
3 
17 
number 
571 
1,225 
1,726 
(D) 
588 
427 
(D) 
1,682 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
247 
157 
125 
75 
100 
227 
28 
103 
number 
5,701 
8,196 
2,210 
695 
1,936 
5,478 
779 
5,772 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
38 
53 
36 
4 
17 
28 
14 
20 
number 
32,351 
128,505 
24,034 
39 
30,687 
33,368 
163 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
35 
54 
29 
5 
16 
33 
14 
13 
number 
67,053 
369,889 
34,373 
46 
190,278 
77,002 
45 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
19 
28 
24 
10 
23 
26 
6 
17 
number 
503 
730 
520 
242 
845 
534 
123 
443 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
69 
41 
59 
29 
26 
33 
28 
43 
number 
1,780 
924 
(D) 
453 
954 
(D) 
884 
877 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
4 
7 
14 
- 
3 
1 
- 
1 
number 
675 
292 
761 
- 
43 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
327 
379 
276 
39 
352 
245 
163 
152 
acres 
51,009 
92,556 
77,076 
15,138 
109,840 
63,567 
61,621 
33,193 
bushels 
5,434,679 
7,536,607 
10,668,630 
1,857,985 
7,339,103 
4,328,575 
6,096,610 
3,105,834 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
28 
37 
27 
- 
12 
24 
2 
23 
acres 
1,299 
1,411 
1,548 
- 
380 
850 
(D) 
3,067 
tons 
14,590 
14,061 
20,012 
- 
4,475 
8,364 
(D) 
33,542 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
56 
63 
50 
6 
55 
40 
6 
56 
acres 
2,361 
3,574 
2,853 
610 
2,230 
3,240 
218 
3,832 
bushels 
131,674 
258,172 
186,557 
(D) 
162,275 
194,934 
9,442 
268,824 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
56 
63 
50 
6 
55 
40 
6 
56 
acres 
2,361 
3,574 
2,853 
610 
2,230 
3,240 
218 
3,832 
bushels 
131,674 
258,172 
186,557 
(D) 
162,275 
194,934 
9,442 
268,824 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
236 Indiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
