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Indiana cropland values peaked in 1981, according to the Purdue Land Values Survey, and by 1987 had declined by about 55 percent. The statewide estimate for the value of top land was about $2700 in 1981 and $1200 in 1987. Average quality land also peaked in 1981 at $2100 per acre and bottomed at $913…
Read MoreNote: The charts in this article were taken from physical copy scans – as the original documents no longer exist. These versions are very blurry – we apologize in advance for the quality. During the early years of the 1981-87 decline in Indiana land values, there were reports of decreasing numbers of sales and increasing…
Read MoreNote: The charts in this article were taken from physical copy scans – as the original documents no longer exist. These versions are very blurry – we apologize in advance for the quality. A year ago, a majority of the Purdue land values survey respondents felt land values were at or near their low point.…
Read MoreNote: The charts in this article were taken from physical copy scans – as the original documents no longer exist. These versions are very blurry – we apologize in advance for the quality. The sharp decline in Indiana farmland values is about over. That’s the conclusion of a majority of Purdue land values survey respondents…
Read MoreNote: The charts in this article were taken from physical copy scans – as the original documents no longer exist. These versions are very blurry – we apologize in advance for the quality. Results of the annual Purdue land values survey indicate that cropland values declined by around 18 percent in the year ending in…
Read MoreNote: The charts in this article were taken from physical copy scans – as the original documents no longer exist. These versions are very blurry – we apologize in advance for the quality. The annual Purdue land values survey indicates that cropland values declined sharply from last December to June 1985 and were substantially lower…
Read MoreNote: The charts in this article were taken from physical copy scans – as the original documents no longer exist. These versions are very blurry – we apologize in advance for the quality. Stock and commodity traders sometimes use the term “up-tick” to describe a small price increase. Rather than a turnaround in land values…
Read MoreNote: The charts in this article were taken from physical copy scans – as the original documents no longer exist. These versions are very blurry – we apologize in advance for the quality. The annual Purdue land values survey shows that Indiana land values on a statewide basis peaked in June 1981. From then until…
Read MoreNote: The charts in this article were taken from physical copy scans – as the original documents no longer exist. These versions are very blurry – we apologize in advance for the quality. The title of this article will not surprise most people concerned with Indiana agriculture. The fact that land values were declining became…
Read MoreNote: The charts in this article were taken from physical copy scans – as the original documents no longer exist. These versions are very blurry – we apologize in advance for the quality. If someone were needing data to support the idea that farming is a risky business, the events of the past year would…
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