Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Ripley 
Rush 
St. Joseph 
Scott 
Shelby 
Spencer 
Starke 
Steuben 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
876 
601 
691 
321 
569 
597 
511 
562 
2007 
873 
607 
712 
394 
636 
632 
640 
719 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
166,711 
207,572 
151,975 
51,472 
233,059 
170,406 
133,459 
104,570 
2007 
159,017 
216,890 
178,674 
62,041 
205,432 
150,244 
153,651 
106,393 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
190 
345 
220 
160 
410 
285 
261 
186 
2007 
182 
357 
251 
157 
323 
238 
240 
148 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
876 
601 
691 
321 
569 
597 
511 
562 
2007 
873 
607 
712 
394 
636 
632 
640 
719 
$1,000, 2012 
680,014 
1,264,006 
933,056 
184,845 
1 ,427,484 
659,532 
584,941 
469,065 
2007 
553,193 
797,842 
652,084 
191,564 
779,492 
458,271 
466,330 
416,855 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
776,272 
2,103,171 
1,350,297 
575,841 
2,508,759 
1,104,744 
1,144,699 
834,636 
2007 
633,669 
1,314,403 
915,848 
486,203 
1,225,616 
725,113 
728,640 
579,770 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
4,079 
6,089 
6,140 
3,591 
6,125 
3,870 
4,383 
4,486 
2007 
3,479 
3,679 
3,650 
3,088 
3,794 
3,050 
3,035 
3,918 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
50 
31 
36 
36 
43 
43 
36 
32 
$50,000 to $99,999 
71 
50 
51 
34 
41 
47 
76 
36 
$100,000 to $199,999 
201 
79 
143 
83 
77 
87 
113 
114 
$200,000 to $499,999 
270 
117 
213 
97 
107 
194 
131 
215 
$500,000 to $999,999 
126 
69 
99 
37 
62 
85 
45 
75 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
73 
91 
56 
20 
61 
52 
45 
44 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
59 
86 
48 
8 
93 
63 
34 
28 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
23 
52 
25 
3 
56 
18 
21 
13 
$10,000,000 or more 
3 
26 
20 
3 
29 
8 
10 
5 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
285,713 
261,199 
293,023 
121,854 
263,134 
253,916 
197,847 
197,595 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
58.3 
79.5 
51.9 
42.2 
88.6 
67.1 
67.5 
52.9 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
58 
44 
80 
33 
62 
31 
13 
36 
acres 
288 
230 
446 
201 
316 
169 
(D) 
207 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
304 
152 
298 
132 
162 
165 
246 
183 
acres 
8,631 
3,504 
7,556 
3,582 
3,672 
4,388 
6,645 
5,192 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
73 
27 
59 
35 
25 
78 
38 
74 
acres 
4,299 
1,607 
3,312 
2,019 
1,526 
4,555 
2,227 
4,339 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
94 
42 
39 
31 
34 
45 
44 
92 
acres 
7,842 
3,496 
3,141 
2,618 
2,816 
3,717 
3,696 
7,675 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
92 
53 
45 
32 
26 
61 
30 
46 
acres 
10,839 
6,256 
5,310 
3,562 
3,090 
7,009 
3,463 
5,470 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
47 
22 
22 
14 
12 
26 
21 
26 
acres 
7,395 
3,331 
3,474 
2,205 
1,928 
4,029 
3,320 
4,078 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
37 
25 
13 
12 
16 
19 
10 
17 
acres 
7,384 
5,028 
2,472 
2,334 
3,193 
3,731 
1,940 
3,282 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
18 
17 
18 
3 
34 
25 
2 
14 
acres 
4,344 
4,110 
4,259 
693 
8,150 
6,040 
(D) 
3,435 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
65 
95 
36 
10 
59 
57 
39 
26 
acres 
22,978 
33,962 
12,327 
3,556 
20,274 
19,446 
13,580 
9,322 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
49 
71 
44 
10 
66 
57 
26 
27 
acres 
32,266 
51,307 
29,547 
6,718 
45,327 
41,495 
18,868 
17,921 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
36 
42 
21 
4 
47 
16 
29 
11 
acres 
51,536 
58,682 
28,687 
5,715 
64,414 
22,283 
37,841 
14,075 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3 
11 
16 
5 
26 
17 
13 
10 
acres 
8,909 
36,059 
51,444 
18,269 
78,353 
53,544 
41,352 
29,574 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
79 
68 
100 
66 
108 
54 
42 
76 
acres 
310 
374 
544 
374 
584 
266 
213 
391 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
301 
133 
293 
159 
184 
182 
303 
297 
acres 
7,487 
2,916 
6,978 
4,043 
4,174 
4,920 
8,118 
7,509 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
69 
31 
46 
45 
48 
65 
37 
52 
acres 
4,000 
1,749 
2,625 
2,661 
2,759 
3,706 
2,143 
3,030 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
81 
34 
36 
33 
26 
54 
48 
92 
acres 
6,861 
2,814 
2,967 
2,744 
2,217 
4,520 
3,970 
7,589 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
80 
36 
37 
25 
44 
63 
32 
52 
acres 
9,497 
4,241 
4,319 
2,863 
5,238 
7,415 
3,671 
6,229 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
56 
31 
25 
13 
18 
39 
26 
33 
acres 
8,665 
4,697 
3,878 
2,040 
2,861 
6,136 
4,095 
5,235 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
30 
20 
24 
14 
15 
23 
13 
25 
acres 
5,998 
3,850 
4,678 
2,777 
2,908 
4,611 
2,484 
4,920 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
18 
24 
18 
3 
21 
28 
8 
10 
acres 
4,242 
5,762 
4,332 
716 
4,985 
6,840 
1,941 
2,346 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
86 
96 
48 
9 
52 
55 
41 
36 
acres 
29,362 
36,502 
1 7,679 
3,297 
18,782 
19,137 
15,859 
12,670 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
34 
72 
39 
13 
50 
39 
38 
32 
acres 
22,839 
53,556 
26,688 
8,901 
36,481 
27,800 
25,669 
21,697 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
33 
48 
25 
10 
52 
17 
41 
9 
acres 
45,259 
62,387 
34,132 
17,025 
71,903 
22,322 
49,094 
12,659 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
6 
14 
21 
4 
18 
13 
11 
5 
acres 
14,497 
38,042 
69,854 
14,600 
52,540 
42,571 
36,394 
22,118 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
766 
523 
584 
262 
502 
517 
466 
490 
2007 
759 
533 
611 
304 
543 
556 
555 
603 
acres, 2012 
124,071 
188,691 
136,304 
38,376 
220,574 
132,508 
115,367 
84,596 
2007 
120,895 
201,582 
163,596 
48,233 
193,981 
110,815 
132,761 
85,351 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
645 
500 
495 
189 
483 
437 
258 
310 
2007 
662 
504 
505 
237 
522 
462 
272 
313 
acres, 2012 
117,667 
186,787 
132,539 
35,327 
218,774 
125,866 
100,401 
73,909 
2007 
111,233 
198,584 
159,930 
44,759 
192,687 
102,773 
118,806 
70,312 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
49 
36 
39 
13 
21 
28 
10 
41 
2007 
151 
55 
99 
62 
65 
120 
84 
111 
acres, 2012 
689 
454 
848 
282 
595 
1,829 
83 
638 
2007 
5,497 
1,968 
1,121 
1,573 
831 
4,008 
2,995 
3,163 
--continued 
324 Indiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
