1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARDIN COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 837 896 Land in farms ..................acres.. 246 852 248 400 Average size of farm .......acres.. 295 277 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 483 248 307 852 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 612 1 122 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 227 60 951 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 142 170 50 to 179 acres ..................... 280 284 180 to 499 acres .................... 213 230 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 107 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 786 843 acres.. 224 509 228 145 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 707 828 acres.. 206 759 207 711 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 7 acres.. (D) 16 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 114 970 54 161 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 360 60 447 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 507 41 235 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 60 464 12 925 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 144 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 116 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 145 176 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 135 155 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 101 128 $100,000 or more .................... 194 150 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 77 085 41 341 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 097 46 140 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 437 475 Other ............................... 400 421 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 464 506 200 days or more ................... 319 356 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 192 230 number.. 9 244 10 757 Beef cows ..................farms.. 73 65 number.. 1 259 1 227 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 63 number.. 1 014 1 669 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 180 220 number.. 10 265 7 382 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 115 146 number.. 50 934 25 295 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 118 162 number.. 123 107 53 186 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 55 82 number.. 2 793 4 509 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 29 number.. (D) 1 991 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 680 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 524 605 acres.. 70 790 67 747 bushels.. 9 469 263 9 159 070 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 57 57 acres.. 1 159 1 148 tons, green.. 19 636 22 216 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 361 541 acres.. 27 298 34 945 bushels.. 1 450 306 1 866 166 Oats for grain................farms.. 93 105 acres.. 1 459 1 625 bushels.. 103 682 123 897 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 578 698 acres.. 102 839 97 043 bushels.. 4 288 697 3 698 123 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 201 243 acres.. 5 024 5 981 tons, dry.. 13 309 16 982 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 10 acres.. (D) 556 @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.