1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FAIRFIELD COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 024 1 058 Land in farms ..................acres.. 196 930 197 736 Average size of farm .......acres.. 192 187 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 481 505 292 888 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 439 1 555 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 305 48 790 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 76 84 10 to 49 acres ...................... 308 281 50 to 179 acres ..................... 355 395 180 to 499 acres .................... 191 213 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 937 974 acres.. 161 831 164 828 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 820 895 acres.. 138 789 138 622 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 21 acres.. 34 130 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 306 43 477 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 103 41 093 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 952 28 524 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 354 14 953 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 271 250 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 123 141 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 117 134 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 177 198 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 113 119 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 103 $100,000 or more .................... 147 113 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 018 35 843 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 042 33 846 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 490 516 Other ............................... 534 542 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 575 582 200 days or more ................... 388 410 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 444 490 number.. 17 018 17 509 Beef cows ..................farms.. 296 342 number.. 5 161 5 169 Milk cows ..................farms.. 56 55 number.. 1 847 1 905 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 423 456 number.. 8 769 9 907 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 87 164 number.. 17 566 25 151 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 93 168 number.. 32 335 55 105 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 62 91 number.. 1 514 2 724 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 59 74 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 9 number.. 670 2 005 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 475 625 acres.. 63 679 68 203 bushels.. 8 832 412 9 033 303 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 45 50 acres.. 1 174 1 657 tons, green.. 20 741 31 048 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 247 358 acres.. 13 683 15 283 bushels.. 697 549 712 910 Oats for grain................farms.. 52 82 acres.. 821 912 bushels.. 56 324 44 068 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 390 433 acres.. 46 441 39 892 bushels.. 2 152 179 1 635 100 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 501 518 acres.. 15 082 14 436 tons, dry.. 36 880 35 479 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 23 32 acres.. 77 199 @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.