Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Greene 
Grundy 
Flamilton 
Hancock 
Hardin 
Henderson 
Henry 
Iroquois 
Farms 
number 
689 
431 
695 
1,090 
150 
396 
1,373 
1,470 
Land in farms 
acres 
290,124 
217,016 
223,319 
386,262 
33,205 
171,574 
479,294 
669,280 
Average size of farm 
acres 
421 
504 
321 
354 
221 
433 
349 
455 
Median size of farm 
acres 
122 
199 
72 
125 
96 
211 
125 
194 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,373,734 
3,835,092 
1,163,304 
2,029,170 
782,717 
2,681,811 
2,384,518 
3,096,555 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,637 
7,617 
3,620 
5,726 
3,536 
6,190 
6,831 
6,801 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
151,693 
135,861 
102,053 
212,014 
10,326 
93,894 
311,662 
377,637 
Average per farm 
dollars 
220,164 
315,223 
146,839 
194,687 
68,842 
237,106 
226,994 
256,896 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
35 
24 
23 
58 
1 
24 
103 
114 
1 0 to 49 acres 
173 
76 
238 
252 
32 
72 
317 
260 
50 to 1 79 acres 
201 
95 
244 
335 
69 
96 
376 
337 
1 80 to 499 acres 
122 
109 
103 
211 
38 
90 
282 
330 
500 to 999 acres 
72 
60 
24 
128 
6 
57 
173 
222 
1 ,000 acres or more 
86 
67 
63 
106 
4 
57 
122 
207 
Total cropland 
farms 
618 
412 
639 
975 
131 
374 
1,252 
1,404 
acres 
233,393 
206,043 
195,256 
315,713 
16,839 
141,710 
436,769 
638,205 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
492 
386 
301 
770 
81 
333 
976 
1,168 
acres 
217,580 
200,315 
161,050 
296,937 
9,318 
136,317 
410,538 
616,671 
Irrigated land 
farms 
19 
7 
6 
22 
4 
41 
54 
13 
acres 
8,824 
40 
8 
2,625 
34 
10,930 
8,685 
3,133 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
186,240 
128,866 
55,668 
317,165 
3,977 
138,389 
397,928 
493,493 
Average per farm 
dollars 
270,305 
298,992 
80,098 
290,977 
26,511 
349,467 
289,824 
335,709 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
143,325 
124,627 
54,531 
211,695 
(D) 
117,350 
316,858 
426,369 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
42,916 
4,239 
1,137 
105,470 
(D) 
21,039 
81,070 
67,124 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
197 
65 
442 
340 
71 
81 
392 
331 
$2,500 to $4,999 
57 
19 
26 
61 
20 
27 
59 
33 
$5,000 to $9,999 
51 
24 
40 
60 
18 
10 
62 
47 
$10,000 to $24,999 
56 
19 
37 
89 
22 
17 
70 
75 
$25,000 to $49,999 
53 
32 
25 
85 
9 
21 
70 
93 
$50,000 to $99,999 
52 
39 
24 
74 
2 
36 
138 
148 
$100,000 or more 
223 
233 
101 
381 
8 
204 
582 
743 
Government payments 
farms 
510 
345 
589 
853 
73 
324 
1,079 
1,290 
$1,000 
6,005 
3,667 
4,621 
8,365 
288 
3,974 
1 1 ,930 
15,428 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
365 
276 
308 
571 
47 
217 
840 
947 
$1,000 
12,196 
12,293 
11,380 
14,580 
630 
7,476 
27,106 
49,623 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
150,686 
93,458 
63,444 
211,496 
4,524 
92,222 
281,834 
351,950 
Average per farm 
dollars 
218,703 
216,839 
91,287 
194,033 
30,162 
232,883 
205,269 
239,422 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
689 
431 
695 
1,090 
150 
396 
1,373 
1,470 
$1,000 
53,755 
51,369 
8,225 
128,614 
370 
57,617 
155,130 
206,594 
Average per farm 
dollars 
78,019 
119,185 
1 1 ,835 
117,994 
2,469 
145,499 
112,986 
140,540 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
364 
275 
178 
545 
51 
272 
777 
808 
Other 
number 
325 
156 
517 
545 
99 
124 
596 
662 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
410 
241 
398 
674 
69 
194 
760 
906 
200 days or more 
number 
248 
142 
260 
403 
34 
99 
427 
470 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
206 
61 
93 
331 
61 
123 
302 
216 
number 
1 1 ,959 
2,764 
2,975 
23,264 
3,071 
15,558 
26,904 
23,621 
Beef cows 
farms 
183 
47 
83 
286 
59 
112 
231 
148 
number 
6,165 
725 
1,484 
9,953 
(D) 
(D) 
8,085 
5,536 
Milk cows 
farms 
7 
3 
5 
6 
2 
2 
4 
6 
number 
16 
274 
83 
13 
(D) 
(D) 
243 
200 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
176 
57 
69 
296 
50 
112 
276 
199 
number 
6,981 
1,929 
934 
20,501 
1,513 
7,786 
33,534 
21,528 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
15 
11 
9 
39 
1 
14 
58 
51 
number 
(D) 
3,803 
120 
186,678 
(D) 
20,018 
124,187 
57,778 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
17 
8 
7 
38 
1 
12 
60 
53 
number 
(D) 
6,744 
112 
876,436 
(D) 
71,548 
243,754 
140,076 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
16 
4 
4 
21 
2 
11 
60 
22 
number 
374 
55 
31 
471 
(D) 
509 
4,268 
508 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
37 
10 
31 
41 
10 
11 
38 
44 
number 
1,256 
232 
1,789 
671 
156 
216 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
3 
2 
4 
- 
1 
7 
3 
number 
(D) 
75 
(D) 
200 
- 
(D) 
595 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
354 
326 
170 
541 
15 
269 
804 
999 
acres 
118,915 
110,647 
69,790 
157,550 
3,777 
82,391 
252,336 
353,558 
bushels 
12,712,913 
11,077,737 
2,361,879 
19,869,026 
(D) 
13,117,594 
33,869,144 
41,728,610 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
43 
8 
6 
50 
1 
31 
46 
45 
acres 
1,431 
359 
338 
1,869 
(D) 
1,730 
1,905 
3,285 
tons 
14,939 
5,411 
2,890 
18,274 
(D) 
24,352 
24,647 
46,831 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
72 
16 
64 
79 
24 
28 
84 
acres 
2,898 
532 
13,069 
3,361 
- 
1,211 
829 
5,812 
bushels 
160,868 
35,593 
842,032 
234,259 
- 
73,056 
65,060 
411,757 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
72 
16 
64 
79 
- 
24 
28 
84 
acres 
2,898 
532 
13,069 
3,361 
- 
1,211 
829 
5,812 
bushels 
160,868 
35,593 
842,032 
234,259 
- 
73,056 
65,060 
411,757 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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