1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ASHLAND COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 929 953 Land in farms ..................acres.. 163 948 171 129 Average size of farm .......acres.. 176 180 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 382 947 228 174 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 135 1 319 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 913 52 023 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 206 174 50 to 179 acres ..................... 433 461 180 to 499 acres .................... 174 201 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 864 911 acres.. 128 036 134 502 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 772 869 acres.. 108 172 110 503 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 15 acres.. 56 93 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 933 46 579 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 672 48 876 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 809 14 674 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 123 31 905 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 198 146 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 104 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 128 148 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 172 211 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 111 137 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 80 $100,000 or more .................... 141 132 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 931 37 878 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 107 39 787 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 440 507 Other ............................... 489 446 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 557 534 200 days or more ................... 399 376 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 492 488 number.. 29 424 30 554 Beef cows ..................farms.. 200 168 number.. 2 934 2 252 Milk cows ..................farms.. 178 202 number.. 9 514 10 509 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 462 449 number.. 13 308 16 178 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 115 165 number.. 20 894 27 220 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 117 185 number.. 33 295 51 005 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 83 102 number.. 4 050 6 191 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 70 99 number.. 4 761 19 804 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 5 number.. 466 900 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 521 619 acres.. 37 856 40 837 bushels.. 4 137 729 4 677 978 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 166 184 acres.. 5 639 5 929 tons, green.. 80 000 83 089 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 298 390 acres.. 8 341 9 725 bushels.. 371 136 435 587 Oats for grain................farms.. 243 301 acres.. 3 329 4 845 bushels.. 214 621 335 873 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 396 399 acres.. 30 756 25 916 bushels.. 1 204 062 868 537 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 566 623 acres.. 23 806 25 808 tons, dry.. 64 835 71 079 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 32 34 acres.. 275 431 @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.