Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sullivan 
Switzerland 
Tippecanoe 
Tipton 
Union 
Vanderburgh 
Vermillion 
Vigo 
Farms 
number 
433 
383 
702 
377 
242 
275 
270 
450 
Land in farms 
acres 
170,245 
50,519 
220,199 
145,181 
74,491 
76,554 
118,394 
117,530 
Average size of farm 
acres 
393 
132 
314 
385 
308 
278 
438 
261 
Median size of farm 
acres 
110 
59 
35 
114 
114 
56 
73 
40 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,642,543 
465,300 
2,111,205 
2,812,836 
1,525,159 
1,177,944 
2,083,201 
1,012,441 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,178 
3,528 
6,731 
7,304 
4,955 
4,231 
4,751 
3,876 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
93,576 
21,480 
137,235 
93,961 
41,648 
43,227 
58,890 
55,539 
Average per farm 
dollars 
216,111 
56,083 
195,492 
249,232 
172,098 
157,190 
218,109 
123,419 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
24 
24 
123 
36 
22 
38 
24 
41 
1 0 to 49 acres 
116 
133 
275 
97 
53 
90 
78 
212 
50 to 1 79 acres 
109 
166 
124 
93 
82 
64 
80 
100 
1 80 to 499 acres 
81 
48 
73 
63 
37 
38 
24 
33 
500 to 999 acres 
45 
6 
41 
44 
25 
19 
21 
26 
1 ,000 acres or more 
58 
6 
66 
44 
23 
26 
43 
38 
Total cropland 
farms 
374 
327 
550 
348 
208 
241 
225 
383 
acres 
149,999 
25,907 
201 ,720 
138,655 
63,892 
70,568 
100,269 
101,345 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
324 
301 
499 
325 
183 
211 
197 
349 
acres 
146,718 
23,743 
198,344 
137,154 
62,233 
69,514 
97,627 
97,592 
Irrigated land 
farms 
29 
12 
32 
5 
1 
7 
6 
22 
acres 
6,039 
132 
4,292 
1,205 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,112 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
91,518 
12,325 
150,637 
159,901 
41,670 
36,093 
62,205 
47,350 
Average per farm 
dollars 
21 1 ,358 
32,180 
214,582 
424,141 
172,191 
131,248 
230,388 
105,222 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
72,320 
(D) 
132,619 
131,880 
36,789 
32,541 
46,101 
46,274 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
19,198 
(D) 
18,018 
28,021 
4,881 
3,552 
16,104 
1,076 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
135 
162 
280 
61 
63 
88 
105 
186 
$2,500 to $4,999 
21 
56 
46 
17 
15 
24 
20 
35 
$5,000 to $9,999 
33 
57 
73 
18 
15 
19 
22 
48 
$10,000 to $24,999 
39 
49 
58 
21 
25 
19 
27 
39 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
24 
33 
34 
13 
24 
8 
35 
$50,000 to $99,999 
35 
15 
42 
49 
31 
23 
10 
27 
$100,000 or more 
135 
20 
170 
177 
80 
78 
78 
80 
Government payments 
farms 
310 
194 
373 
305 
168 
176 
183 
248 
$1,000 
2,788 
940 
4,159 
2,774 
1,200 
1,078 
2,502 
1,437 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
219 
117 
295 
169 
107 
142 
122 
187 
$1,000 
1 1 ,506 
2,042 
11,812 
3,849 
4,572 
4,469 
9,124 
5,932 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
86,508 
13,422 
129,881 
108,628 
34,992 
35,108 
61,506 
44,469 
Average per farm 
dollars 
199,787 
35,043 
185,015 
288,137 
144,595 
127,665 
227,801 
98,820 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
433 
383 
702 
377 
242 
275 
270 
450 
$1,000 
19,305 
1,885 
36,726 
57,896 
12,450 
6,532 
12,324 
10,250 
Average per farm 
dollars 
44,583 
4,921 
52,316 
153,571 
51,447 
23,753 
45,644 
22,778 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
239 
153 
276 
203 
120 
117 
130 
201 
Other 
number 
194 
230 
426 
174 
122 
158 
140 
249 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
247 
258 
456 
225 
136 
187 
169 
221 
200 days or more 
number 
152 
175 
348 
158 
102 
133 
126 
162 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
95 
182 
149 
41 
97 
36 
58 
107 
number 
2,716 
3,925 
4,397 
1,376 
2,760 
665 
3,226 
1,535 
Beef cows 
farms 
72 
148 
124 
29 
81 
25 
50 
92 
number 
(D) 
2,280 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
256 
1,621 
835 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
16 
8 
1 
2 
6 
- 
4 
number 
(D) 
324 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
88 
- 
58 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
74 
133 
122 
34 
89 
31 
51 
67 
number 
1,269 
(D) 
2,377 
582 
1,842 
251 
2,509 
646 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
15 
8 
34 
25 
7 
9 
3 
14 
number 
40,475 
(D) 
35,072 
65,854 
(D) 
2,326 
40,736 
189 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
20 
9 
37 
26 
7 
7 
6 
10 
number 
52,026 
(D) 
119,605 
121,097 
(D) 
4,968 
85,810 
377 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
8 
14 
29 
14 
2 
6 
7 
8 
number 
102 
178 
1,822 
401 
(D) 
94 
148 
121 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
27 
44 
82 
26 
11 
26 
19 
41 
number 
720 
886 
3,097 
(D) 
309 
(D) 
496 
785 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
1 
9 
2 
3 
1 
3 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
382 
(D) 
110 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
223 
51 
253 
262 
121 
138 
112 
188 
acres 
76,097 
7,235 
100,976 
68,957 
31,048 
36,207 
52,003 
48,740 
bushels 
4,737,867 
425,742 
11,004,957 
11,036,248 
2,894,933 
2,034,920 
3,964,917 
3,308,255 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
4 
7 
7 
6 
10 
- 
4 
2 
acres 
86 
558 
371 
843 
262 
- 
251 
(D) 
tons 
1,285 
4,922 
5,274 
9,561 
3,322 
- 
1,520 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
21 
8 
39 
26 
16 
58 
16 
26 
acres 
2,475 
246 
2,086 
953 
481 
5,834 
691 
1,427 
bushels 
134,024 
9,752 
131,769 
81,464 
29,051 
373,188 
42,868 
75,222 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
21 
8 
39 
26 
16 
58 
16 
26 
acres 
2,475 
246 
2,086 
953 
481 
5,834 
691 
1,427 
bushels 
134,024 
9,752 
131,769 
81,464 
29,051 
373,188 
42,868 
75,222 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Indiana 237 
