1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 836 871 Land in farms ..................acres.. 221 584 215 796 Average size of farm .......acres.. 265 248 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 560 610 335 457 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 110 1 356 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 257 55 666 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 98 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 201 197 50 to 179 acres ..................... 238 285 180 to 499 acres .................... 160 176 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 726 798 acres.. 196 118 190 251 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 661 751 acres.. 183 300 170 855 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 14 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 281 58 514 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 265 67 180 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 183 40 919 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 099 17 595 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 178 164 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 96 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 127 135 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 102 $100,000 or more .................... 189 166 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 468 45 301 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 270 51 951 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 391 428 Other ............................... 445 443 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 500 505 200 days or more ................... 367 356 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 302 324 number.. 15 550 16 020 Beef cows ..................farms.. 167 182 number.. 2 510 2 622 Milk cows ..................farms.. 63 74 number.. 3 197 3 861 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 286 307 number.. 10 356 8 548 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 79 131 number.. 27 042 22 120 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 81 133 number.. 58 534 42 843 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 60 number.. 1 400 1 924 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 34 number.. (D) 807 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 138 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 442 551 acres.. 84 452 85 199 bushels.. 11 173 829 11 898 816 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 56 78 acres.. 2 035 2 902 tons, green.. 30 677 53 886 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 198 316 acres.. 8 870 12 409 bushels.. 502 147 619 789 Oats for grain................farms.. 18 44 acres.. 283 420 bushels.. 16 732 26 081 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 450 513 acres.. 80 174 61 742 bushels.. 3 908 800 2 624 787 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 310 347 acres.. 8 092 9 785 tons, dry.. 21 458 28 001 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 24 acres.. (D) 1 453 @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.