1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GALLIA COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 776 797 Land in farms ..................acres.. 117 180 109 820 Average size of farm .......acres.. 151 138 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 004 117 192 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 243 870 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 487 26 858 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 64 10 to 49 acres ...................... 126 136 50 to 179 acres ..................... 370 398 180 to 499 acres .................... 188 181 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 723 759 acres.. 53 220 51 453 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 661 700 acres.. 25 617 25 260 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 7 acres.. 18 8 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 155 13 763 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 529 17 269 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 237 5 635 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 917 8 128 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 234 212 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 144 190 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 140 156 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 133 132 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 28 $100,000 or more .................... 28 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 909 11 455 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 635 14 391 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 275 316 Other ............................... 501 481 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 521 489 200 days or more ................... 359 349 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 516 507 number.. 22 432 18 118 Beef cows ..................farms.. 440 448 number.. 9 688 7 971 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 47 number.. 1 661 1 764 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 486 456 number.. 13 326 9 289 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 47 number.. 2 369 2 936 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 35 number.. 3 211 4 110 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 25 number.. 324 378 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 28 number.. 638 746 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 117 165 acres.. 3 252 3 978 bushels.. 357 575 454 622 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 38 65 acres.. 1 276 1 645 tons, green.. 22 288 27 028 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 37 acres.. 148 706 bushels.. 5 821 27 437 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 46 bushels.. (D) 3 080 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 29 26 acres.. 1 593 1 373 bushels.. 74 683 48 961 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 487 492 acres.. 18 518 17 125 tons, dry.. 40 311 36 082 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 37 15 acres.. 194 42 @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.