1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 520 558 Land in farms ..................acres.. 242 573 235 971 Average size of farm .......acres.. 466 423 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 914 031 521 438 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 913 1 316 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 328 83 696 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 98 92 50 to 179 acres ..................... 103 115 180 to 499 acres .................... 110 133 500 to 999 acres .................... 96 98 1,000 acres or more ................. 73 72 Total cropland .................farms.. 478 518 acres.. 223 869 215 525 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 435 487 acres.. 210 603 195 466 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 2 acres.. 13 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 179 58 788 Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 805 105 355 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 64 568 47 045 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 610 11 743 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 73 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 78 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 87 $100,000 or more .................... 194 179 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 722 41 772 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 876 74 994 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 326 345 Other ............................... 194 213 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 242 256 200 days or more ................... 149 173 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 151 163 number.. 6 561 8 503 Beef cows ..................farms.. 108 113 number.. 2 427 3 606 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 6 number.. 210 265 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 145 161 number.. 3 712 5 285 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 69 139 number.. 26 899 45 052 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 71 138 number.. 46 811 84 800 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 44 number.. 2 715 5 158 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 348 399 acres.. 86 805 87 504 bushels.. 12 145 781 13 181 892 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 25 acres.. 389 461 tons, green.. 6 794 9 387 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 178 219 acres.. 13 803 13 220 bushels.. 815 702 670 527 Oats for grain................farms.. 18 24 acres.. 416 352 bushels.. 24 976 20 656 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 344 412 acres.. 106 015 92 054 bushels.. 5 059 814 4 055 453 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 149 161 acres.. 6 101 6 218 tons, dry.. 18 248 17 231 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 5 acres.. 136 39 @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.