1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DELAWARE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 627 688 Land in farms ..................acres.. 160 770 169 017 Average size of farm .......acres.. 256 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 721 125 590 444 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 019 2 352 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 398 52 406 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 206 216 50 to 179 acres ..................... 175 200 180 to 499 acres .................... 101 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 578 640 acres.. 144 511 151 347 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 526 590 acres.. 135 010 135 255 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 22 acres.. 343 269 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 806 40 741 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 814 59 216 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 46 140 32 664 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 665 8 076 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 151 192 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 110 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 57 $100,000 or more .................... 110 107 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 320 33 384 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 796 48 664 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 309 330 Other ............................... 318 358 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 364 425 200 days or more ................... 252 311 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 138 175 number.. 5 879 6 746 Beef cows ..................farms.. 64 88 number.. 755 1 182 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 36 number.. 1 204 1 488 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 120 157 number.. 3 180 3 568 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 55 number.. 15 055 14 255 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 61 number.. 45 655 26 519 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 54 number.. 1 608 2 672 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 25 number.. 701 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 313 167 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 263 310 acres.. 44 539 47 142 bushels.. 5 753 417 6 376 042 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 31 acres.. 579 1 035 tons, green.. 9 627 18 959 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 161 258 acres.. 12 013 15 167 bushels.. 644 661 807 275 Oats for grain................farms.. 40 55 acres.. 500 677 bushels.. 35 256 47 076 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 323 366 acres.. 69 564 63 372 bushels.. 2 873 842 2 476 785 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 257 268 acres.. 7 414 8 653 tons, dry.. 20 436 19 247 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 26 27 acres.. 197 301 @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.