1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 302 313 Land in farms ..................acres.. 29 153 28 983 Average size of farm .......acres.. 97 93 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 383 803 302 276 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 819 3 641 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 495 45 706 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 77 82 10 to 49 acres ...................... 104 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 89 92 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 28 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 260 265 acres.. 20 645 18 462 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 228 238 acres.. 15 104 13 540 Irrigated land .................farms.. 66 67 acres.. 739 335 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 301 15 981 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 289 51 058 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 386 12 808 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 915 3 174 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 103 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 20 $100,000 or more .................... 43 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 950 12 851 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 568 41 058 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 131 151 Other ............................... 171 162 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 165 153 200 days or more ................... 119 112 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 94 103 number.. 2 277 2 891 Beef cows ..................farms.. 71 66 number.. 844 1 061 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 6 number.. 305 364 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 83 96 number.. 1 739 1 535 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 8 number.. (D) 686 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 8 number.. (D) 1 033 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 11 number.. 185 131 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 20 number.. 351 783 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 40 44 acres.. 4 491 3 917 bushels.. 388 547 512 189 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 6 acres.. 317 265 tons, green.. 3 550 5 310 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 18 acres.. 712 613 bushels.. 32 935 27 395 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 28 bushels.. 0 1 182 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 38 44 acres.. 5 503 5 284 bushels.. 211 168 220 450 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 118 109 acres.. 3 085 2 245 tons, dry.. 6 519 4 573 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 23 33 acres.. 597 656 @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.