1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ALLEN COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 918 978 Land in farms ..................acres.. 189 906 194 022 Average size of farm .......acres.. 207 198 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 446 141 316 927 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 112 1 588 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 204 50 972 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 81 87 10 to 49 acres ...................... 173 201 50 to 179 acres ..................... 345 368 180 to 499 acres .................... 209 210 500 to 999 acres .................... 89 92 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 853 918 acres.. 172 737 178 035 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 799 903 acres.. 166 576 168 177 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 13 acres.. (D) 179 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 375 51 986 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 678 53 155 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 489 37 027 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 886 14 959 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 147 127 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 118 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 192 225 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 137 168 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 121 109 $100,000 or more .................... 178 158 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 115 39 799 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 199 40 694 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 429 446 Other ............................... 489 532 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 542 618 200 days or more ................... 397 475 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 158 164 number.. 7 196 6 670 Beef cows ..................farms.. 62 44 number.. 709 525 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 22 number.. 909 1 129 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 138 138 number.. 3 427 4 217 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 93 133 number.. 41 156 47 984 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 101 141 number.. 83 331 88 583 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 48 number.. 785 1 651 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 23 number.. 99 300 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 376 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 609 695 acres.. 62 863 60 755 bushels.. 8 112 105 8 293 660 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 28 acres.. 894 916 tons, green.. 18 801 14 803 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 449 616 acres.. 21 631 25 505 bushels.. 1 185 120 1 241 679 Oats for grain................farms.. 34 70 acres.. 358 741 bushels.. 25 965 52 916 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 672 774 acres.. 78 619 79 361 bushels.. 3 362 198 3 061 570 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 177 175 acres.. 4 336 3 300 tons, dry.. 12 467 9 841 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 14 acres.. 164 414 @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.