1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 68 591 70 711 Land in farms ..................acres.. 14 103 085 14 247 969 Average size of farm .......acres.. 206 201 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 414 773 291 766 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 039 1 456 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 624 48 982 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 271 5 417 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 811 15 295 50 to 179 acres ..................... 26 658 27 868 180 to 499 acres .................... 14 018 15 283 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 587 4 793 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 246 2 055 Total cropland .................farms.. 63 669 66 353 acres.. 11 340 967 11 528 727 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 58 048 62 535 acres.. 9 900 570 9 790 327 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 778 1 755 acres.. 33 997 29 479 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 684 277 3 914 040 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 293 55 353 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 827 924 2 195 985 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 856 353 1 718 055 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 15 967 13 930 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 105 8 997 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 8 645 9 827 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 444 13 193 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 538 8 311 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 150 6 779 $100,000 or more .................... 10 742 9 674 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 608 839 3 119 014 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 614 44 119 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 31 022 34 604 Other ............................... 37 569 36 107 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 40 955 40 575 200 days or more ................... 29 742 29 330 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 28 244 29 874 number.. 1 282 546 1 362 489 Beef cows ..................farms.. 17 060 16 885 number.. 293 570 272 920 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 425 6 980 number.. 262 834 295 677 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 26 278 27 852 number.. 711 149 772 063 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 952 9 392 number.. 1 700 491 1 957 945 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 938 9 640 number.. 3 531 228 3 936 095 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 549 4 329 number.. 134 906 186 444 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 190 3 904 number.. 29 023 796 23 226 113 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 496 532 number.. 41 135 469 25 257 739 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 31 517 37 341 acres.. 3 378 205 3 486 744 bushels.. 429 619 833 467 163 760 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 526 6 725 acres.. 177 045 176 367 tons, green.. 2 710 560 2 969 730 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 747 24 054 acres.. 994 276 1 089 529 bushels.. 55 105 157 54 020 364 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 728 8 048 acres.. 81 168 115 727 bushels.. 5 393 500 7 901 758 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 28 554 31 635 acres.. 4 115 575 3 776 952 bushels.. 172 972 596 145 432 936 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 31 475 33 080 acres.. 1 196 243 1 200 789 tons, dry.. 2 813 975 2 949 243 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 177 2 349 acres.. 45 591 55 024 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.