1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GUERNSEY COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 802 769 Land in farms ..................acres.. 137 653 127 867 Average size of farm .......acres.. 172 166 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 917 130 222 Average per acre .........dollars.. 989 815 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 425 30 003 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 138 107 50 to 179 acres ..................... 418 418 180 to 499 acres .................... 179 187 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 755 727 acres.. 70 185 66 815 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 695 690 acres.. 38 066 37 341 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 4 acres.. 28 47 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 754 9 639 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 408 12 534 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 411 2 265 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 343 7 373 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 304 267 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 162 153 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 150 158 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 107 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 25 $100,000 or more .................... 20 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 149 8 890 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 393 11 545 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 341 342 Other ............................... 461 427 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 496 454 200 days or more ................... 356 331 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 604 571 number.. 22 189 21 307 Beef cows ..................farms.. 512 477 number.. 9 785 9 477 Milk cows ..................farms.. 52 74 number.. 1 419 1 892 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 557 541 number.. 12 074 9 894 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 65 number.. 3 880 4 468 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 44 57 number.. 6 598 8 533 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 50 number.. 2 861 2 104 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 59 number.. 791 1 741 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 153 209 acres.. 5 517 5 588 bushels.. 570 896 644 473 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 44 57 acres.. 679 788 tons, green.. 8 804 11 147 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 27 acres.. 399 221 bushels.. 14 613 8 840 Oats for grain................farms.. 54 62 acres.. 608 691 bushels.. 29 119 35 383 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 11 acres.. 875 722 bushels.. 30 813 27 192 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 648 656 acres.. 30 132 29 994 tons, dry.. 58 351 57 661 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 5 acres.. 50 24 @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.