1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HANCOCK COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 979 1 032 Land in farms ..................acres.. 277 209 275 644 Average size of farm .......acres.. 283 267 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 650 762 459 680 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 237 1 723 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 130 65 279 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 182 186 50 to 179 acres ..................... 310 322 180 to 499 acres .................... 243 283 500 to 999 acres .................... 115 122 1,000 acres or more ................. 62 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 934 989 acres.. 258 811 259 189 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 917 975 acres.. 252 910 246 735 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 13 acres.. 50 89 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 81 864 62 709 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 620 60 764 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 67 401 50 656 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 463 12 052 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 94 127 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 205 220 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 164 158 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 137 179 $100,000 or more .................... 239 181 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 306 46 400 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 492 44 961 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 456 538 Other ............................... 523 494 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 584 610 200 days or more ................... 433 414 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 144 164 number.. 4 125 4 271 Beef cows ..................farms.. 31 38 number.. 278 265 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 24 number.. 1 167 1 006 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 128 153 number.. 2 219 3 061 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 89 129 number.. 37 887 35 791 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 90 141 number.. 65 103 70 567 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 57 number.. 1 280 2 043 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 25 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 720 757 acres.. 85 450 79 159 bushels.. 11 169 095 10 667 189 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 18 27 acres.. 664 886 tons, green.. 10 748 14 951 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 647 761 acres.. 43 408 47 185 bushels.. 2 515 484 2 439 016 Oats for grain................farms.. 51 59 acres.. 494 510 bushels.. 32 447 32 552 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 802 862 acres.. 120 270 114 531 bushels.. 5 234 347 4 259 769 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 186 203 acres.. 4 549 4 826 tons, dry.. 11 990 14 091 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 16 acres.. 477 896 @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.