1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLERMONT COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 744 821 Land in farms ..................acres.. 88 298 99 214 Average size of farm .......acres.. 119 121 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 321 509 264 206 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 906 2 475 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 849 29 231 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 74 95 10 to 49 acres ...................... 298 296 50 to 179 acres ..................... 272 312 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 84 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 688 774 acres.. 65 699 75 617 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 617 697 acres.. 52 645 57 781 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 26 acres.. 67 92 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 665 18 347 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 399 22 347 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 025 15 040 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 640 3 307 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 245 238 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 114 144 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 134 143 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 127 164 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 30 $100,000 or more .................... 43 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 355 13 986 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 606 16 994 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 244 317 Other ............................... 500 504 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 479 498 200 days or more ................... 348 363 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 280 294 number.. 6 419 7 301 Beef cows ..................farms.. 229 241 number.. 2 981 3 102 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 23 number.. 325 678 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 261 251 number.. 2 914 2 935 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 44 number.. 1 032 3 033 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 43 number.. 2 029 6 256 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 23 number.. 266 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 43 number.. 1 114 1 565 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 548 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 156 216 acres.. 13 849 16 906 bushels.. 1 407 705 2 363 920 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 9 acres.. 76 146 tons, green.. 1 092 2 316 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 41 51 acres.. 1 629 1 565 bushels.. 62 959 66 554 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 57 (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 162 210 acres.. 27 506 31 648 bushels.. 908 010 1 110 419 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 354 354 acres.. 9 421 7 697 tons, dry.. 16 658 13 855 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 33 28 acres.. 239 294 @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.