1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ADAMS COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 315 1 354 Land in farms ..................acres.. 194 701 196 365 Average size of farm .......acres.. 148 145 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 209 292 141 635 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 476 1 097 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 936 25 000 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 113 145 10 to 49 acres ...................... 288 267 50 to 179 acres ..................... 588 581 180 to 499 acres .................... 261 304 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 266 1 313 acres.. 110 346 114 178 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 154 1 243 acres.. 59 014 56 938 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 16 acres.. 91 139 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 278 26 236 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 744 19 377 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 990 13 510 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 288 12 726 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 304 278 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 227 217 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 230 276 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 291 308 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 112 132 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 92 95 $100,000 or more .................... 59 48 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 754 17 091 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 543 12 622 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 550 603 Other ............................... 765 751 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 780 788 200 days or more ................... 530 523 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 719 733 number.. 25 966 28 267 Beef cows ..................farms.. 602 588 number.. 11 871 11 845 Milk cows ..................farms.. 72 106 number.. 3 096 3 454 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 674 691 number.. 11 985 13 000 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 122 number.. 10 985 15 473 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 69 132 number.. 19 241 31 474 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 41 number.. 907 1 406 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 44 61 number.. (D) 7 327 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 312 456 acres.. 13 329 15 792 bushels.. 1 114 469 1 702 270 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 52 59 acres.. 1 860 1 154 tons, green.. 27 579 20 226 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 128 180 acres.. 2 980 3 716 bushels.. 102 839 122 617 Oats for grain................farms.. 24 20 acres.. 208 276 bushels.. 9 059 12 438 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 183 205 acres.. 10 137 8 347 bushels.. 304 904 278 858 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 754 719 acres.. 29 475 26 896 tons, dry.. 65 288 57 760 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 22 16 acres.. 107 33 @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.