1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARRISON COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 423 393 Land in farms ..................acres.. 109 685 113 329 Average size of farm .......acres.. 259 288 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 233 847 164 419 Average per acre .........dollars.. 964 601 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 923 46 556 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 182 172 180 to 499 acres .................... 126 113 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 394 367 acres.. 52 782 47 850 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 364 350 acres.. 31 943 29 753 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 010 8 393 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 664 21 357 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 366 1 521 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 644 6 872 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 132 135 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 13 $100,000 or more .................... 17 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 096 7 388 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 776 18 848 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 187 196 Other ............................... 236 197 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 244 210 200 days or more ................... 178 155 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 314 295 number.. 15 530 14 016 Beef cows ..................farms.. 255 240 number.. 6 187 6 100 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 49 number.. 1 549 2 126 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 287 265 number.. 8 685 6 607 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 31 number.. 291 1 097 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 24 number.. 298 2 519 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 54 59 number.. 5 903 6 674 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 26 number.. (D) 741 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 88 133 acres.. 3 099 4 686 bushels.. 291 934 496 148 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 28 acres.. 1 204 903 tons, green.. 17 144 15 148 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 19 acres.. 440 154 bushels.. 22 135 6 929 Oats for grain................farms.. 48 63 acres.. 591 947 bushels.. 32 160 50 654 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 10 acres.. 454 594 bushels.. 20 774 16 964 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 346 342 acres.. 26 077 23 123 tons, dry.. 51 631 51 327 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 8 acres.. 41 20 @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.