1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DEFIANCE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 861 830 Land in farms ..................acres.. 186 385 196 759 Average size of farm .......acres.. 216 237 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 382 411 272 184 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 757 1 165 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 805 48 228 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 172 141 50 to 179 acres ..................... 348 326 180 to 499 acres .................... 201 215 500 to 999 acres .................... 64 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 816 802 acres.. 165 673 175 541 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 707 774 acres.. 151 319 161 069 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 7 acres.. 6 44 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 248 39 647 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 553 47 767 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 566 26 027 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 682 13 620 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 195 101 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 105 125 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 173 195 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 133 144 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 93 $100,000 or more .................... 123 97 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 374 29 831 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 439 35 941 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 361 384 Other ............................... 500 446 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 512 516 200 days or more ................... 419 384 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 132 118 number.. 10 022 9 092 Beef cows ..................farms.. 43 31 number.. 370 295 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 38 number.. 1 474 1 826 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 114 110 number.. 7 946 8 614 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 56 97 number.. 13 755 24 737 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 61 99 number.. 32 052 50 275 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 28 number.. 737 868 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 24 number.. 711 582 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 397 455 acres.. 37 115 35 746 bushels.. 4 603 845 4 484 241 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 32 39 acres.. 1 367 1 656 tons, green.. 21 344 29 080 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 444 564 acres.. 23 163 31 204 bushels.. 1 182 865 1 234 897 Oats for grain................farms.. 28 55 acres.. 667 778 bushels.. 50 543 53 782 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 610 710 acres.. 84 876 87 790 bushels.. 3 045 008 2 823 672 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 177 183 acres.. 5 246 5 577 tons, dry.. 15 338 15 957 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 7 acres.. 26 59 @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.