1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COSHOCTON COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 864 810 Land in farms ..................acres.. 170 087 161 724 Average size of farm .......acres.. 197 200 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 292 837 204 329 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 391 1 022 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 538 40 502 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 138 121 50 to 179 acres ..................... 393 353 180 to 499 acres .................... 228 243 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 798 752 acres.. 104 165 98 240 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 707 694 acres.. 70 174 64 664 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 15 acres.. (D) 359 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 124 27 888 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 968 34 429 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 717 9 692 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 407 18 196 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 244 221 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 149 109 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 118 108 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 141 146 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 101 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 62 $100,000 or more .................... 90 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 125 23 528 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 983 29 046 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 377 412 Other ............................... 487 398 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 530 453 200 days or more ................... 385 324 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 525 528 number.. 24 329 22 937 Beef cows ..................farms.. 345 318 number.. 7 423 5 981 Milk cows ..................farms.. 110 137 number.. 4 355 4 642 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 494 484 number.. 10 499 9 388 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 110 189 number.. 30 027 25 625 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 121 188 number.. 51 783 57 453 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 87 104 number.. 4 169 7 540 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 52 63 number.. 130 687 89 593 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 6 number.. 772 134 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 392 429 acres.. 31 831 28 923 bushels.. 3 834 353 3 819 487 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 124 134 acres.. 2 728 2 359 tons, green.. 42 442 41 168 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 138 142 acres.. 3 152 2 905 bushels.. 151 316 132 347 Oats for grain................farms.. 132 169 acres.. 1 572 1 768 bushels.. 98 394 107 465 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 74 54 acres.. 6 417 4 877 bushels.. 279 850 199 641 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 604 600 acres.. 26 232 25 217 tons, dry.. 64 064 66 082 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 19 18 acres.. 160 132 @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.