1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLARK COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 671 732 Land in farms ..................acres.. 172 026 179 280 Average size of farm .......acres.. 256 245 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 595 179 410 010 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 278 1 603 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 582 56 277 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 77 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 205 216 50 to 179 acres ..................... 183 206 180 to 499 acres .................... 107 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 51 68 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 616 689 acres.. 153 899 162 936 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 561 639 acres.. 142 470 145 622 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 27 acres.. 2 305 1 743 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 73 418 64 298 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 416 87 839 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 63 675 48 897 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 743 15 401 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 150 135 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 98 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 82 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 73 $100,000 or more .................... 134 139 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 843 53 091 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 714 72 529 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 292 317 Other ............................... 379 415 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 391 441 200 days or more ................... 312 338 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 218 289 number.. 9 953 18 367 Beef cows ..................farms.. 139 173 number.. 2 731 3 603 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 26 number.. 816 969 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 204 275 number.. 9 148 15 818 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 84 number.. 13 531 17 628 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 95 number.. 25 008 33 635 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 48 number.. 1 114 928 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 27 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 3 number.. 630 78 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 351 404 acres.. 63 493 65 699 bushels.. 9 064 289 9 841 579 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 42 52 acres.. 1 081 1 697 tons, green.. 20 946 31 661 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 131 195 acres.. 7 005 8 734 bushels.. 420 007 451 838 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 29 acres.. 115 221 bushels.. 7 199 15 141 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 329 380 acres.. 62 382 62 011 bushels.. 3 056 566 2 720 551 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 242 299 acres.. 7 228 6 899 tons, dry.. 19 589 19 256 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 26 21 acres.. 288 201 @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.