1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FULTON COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 794 847 Land in farms ..................acres.. 197 309 205 633 Average size of farm .......acres.. 249 243 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 554 345 440 735 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 268 1 809 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 617 60 112 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 77 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 164 153 50 to 179 acres ..................... 254 274 180 to 499 acres .................... 188 219 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 739 783 acres.. 184 853 191 867 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 696 762 acres.. 178 842 182 114 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 19 acres.. 356 1 021 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 87 848 83 426 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 639 98 496 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 56 673 45 306 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 174 38 120 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 123 165 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 115 132 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 129 119 $100,000 or more .................... 226 214 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 475 70 549 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 390 83 195 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 381 455 Other ............................... 413 392 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 483 492 200 days or more ................... 349 341 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 183 198 number.. 18 932 21 410 Beef cows ..................farms.. 46 43 number.. 522 394 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 38 number.. 1 657 1 653 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 177 198 number.. 18 549 25 735 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 113 162 number.. 65 230 81 100 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 126 173 number.. 138 858 159 603 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 26 number.. 480 931 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 21 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 7 number.. 1 532 1 876 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 538 615 acres.. 76 774 83 633 bushels.. 10 426 451 11 381 465 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 60 84 acres.. 2 518 3 860 tons, green.. 44 271 70 943 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 341 338 acres.. 15 972 11 589 bushels.. 1 043 865 656 345 Oats for grain................farms.. 28 23 acres.. 351 270 bushels.. 27 639 20 097 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 556 629 acres.. 78 288 77 518 bushels.. 3 381 608 3 000 813 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 153 149 acres.. 4 262 4 242 tons, dry.. 12 537 13 135 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 37 29 acres.. 1 049 2 220 @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.