1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 712 766 Land in farms ..................acres.. 226 641 223 216 Average size of farm .......acres.. 318 291 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 577 797 368 722 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 792 1 270 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 867 68 995 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 122 126 50 to 179 acres ..................... 230 264 180 to 499 acres .................... 177 195 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 51 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 662 727 acres.. 206 957 204 150 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 614 708 acres.. 199 653 189 599 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 4 acres.. 15 6 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 75 204 55 663 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 623 72 667 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 478 39 994 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 726 15 668 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 71 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 127 182 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 113 115 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 101 109 $100,000 or more .................... 177 159 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 943 45 581 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 089 59 506 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 369 411 Other ............................... 343 355 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 415 456 200 days or more ................... 306 321 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 190 236 number.. 9 420 12 710 Beef cows ..................farms.. 59 68 number.. 828 1 080 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 38 number.. 1 793 2 011 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 185 235 number.. 6 329 8 574 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 95 132 number.. 54 985 27 662 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 101 146 number.. 103 637 56 741 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 58 72 number.. 2 307 3 402 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 31 number.. 1 259 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. 380 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 485 562 acres.. 71 833 67 344 bushels.. 9 486 238 9 009 889 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 43 58 acres.. 1 473 1 626 tons, green.. 25 436 25 772 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 407 526 acres.. 29 626 30 641 bushels.. 1 731 904 1 688 391 Oats for grain................farms.. 41 86 acres.. 664 1 049 bushels.. 39 575 75 064 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 514 602 acres.. 92 636 84 467 bushels.. 4 012 712 3 291 855 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 191 235 acres.. 5 835 5 872 tons, dry.. 16 690 15 320 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 9 acres.. 50 72 @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.