1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREENE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 764 835 Land in farms ..................acres.. 178 332 184 280 Average size of farm .......acres.. 233 221 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 549 034 403 208 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 474 1 854 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 346 53 032 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 74 105 10 to 49 acres ...................... 238 215 50 to 179 acres ..................... 226 256 180 to 499 acres .................... 123 157 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 716 775 acres.. 155 339 161 841 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 636 709 acres.. 142 808 146 163 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 26 acres.. 582 513 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 595 51 295 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 695 61 431 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 524 38 346 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 071 12 949 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 153 159 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 115 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 153 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 87 $100,000 or more .................... 149 130 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 123 41 262 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 135 49 416 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 349 445 Other ............................... 415 390 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 404 410 200 days or more ................... 296 308 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 276 301 number.. 9 287 12 471 Beef cows ..................farms.. 210 204 number.. 3 495 3 642 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 32 number.. 602 950 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 262 286 number.. 5 009 6 941 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 80 130 number.. 27 407 40 431 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 85 132 number.. 51 916 73 073 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 51 64 number.. 2 354 2 688 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 47 number.. 721 1 814 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 5 number.. 915 933 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 388 470 acres.. 62 130 69 421 bushels.. 8 712 736 10 202 333 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 41 acres.. 524 847 tons, green.. 7 363 16 050 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 167 229 acres.. 7 373 8 323 bushels.. 416 273 404 595 Oats for grain................farms.. 22 31 acres.. 406 501 bushels.. 27 386 34 787 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 385 433 acres.. 66 435 59 958 bushels.. 3 012 650 2 590 974 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 287 305 acres.. 6 834 8 085 tons, dry.. 16 012 21 818 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 30 39 acres.. 990 414 @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.