1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DARKE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 726 1 905 Land in farms ..................acres.. 329 475 335 575 Average size of farm .......acres.. 191 176 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 460 346 325 505 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 439 1 778 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 851 58 853 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 170 194 10 to 49 acres ...................... 414 441 50 to 179 acres ..................... 595 701 180 to 499 acres .................... 374 417 500 to 999 acres .................... 133 122 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 608 1 794 acres.. 302 082 307 930 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 539 1 731 acres.. 291 079 289 331 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 16 acres.. 452 78 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 247 071 199 283 Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 147 104 610 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 74 397 60 065 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 172 673 139 218 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 199 194 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 141 191 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 210 235 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 317 404 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 230 275 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 187 221 $100,000 or more .................... 442 385 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 216 073 162 263 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 042 85 177 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 772 899 Other ............................... 954 1 006 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 087 1 152 200 days or more ................... 823 888 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 473 553 number.. 27 774 35 575 Beef cows ..................farms.. 168 195 number.. 1 796 2 210 Milk cows ..................farms.. 106 143 number.. 8 304 8 551 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 423 508 number.. 15 906 20 296 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 217 367 number.. 140 105 114 867 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 238 405 number.. 322 910 247 010 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 83 88 number.. 1 976 2 160 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 80 94 number.. 6 635 500 7 458 014 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 18 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 146 1 277 acres.. 114 598 109 361 bushels.. 14 241 946 16 031 969 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 127 167 acres.. 6 777 5 336 tons, green.. 104 175 103 693 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 685 790 acres.. 25 564 25 952 bushels.. 1 501 172 1 189 265 Oats for grain................farms.. 93 162 acres.. 1 048 2 234 bushels.. 84 877 158 008 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 238 1 395 acres.. 133 567 135 112 bushels.. 5 680 046 5 734 127 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 452 509 acres.. 13 526 14 732 tons, dry.. 39 150 47 582 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 32 29 acres.. 423 628 @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.