1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HENRY COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 872 955 Land in farms ..................acres.. 244 305 245 049 Average size of farm .......acres.. 280 257 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 596 444 403 913 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 114 1 590 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 338 57 062 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 141 147 50 to 179 acres ..................... 270 327 180 to 499 acres .................... 259 301 500 to 999 acres .................... 111 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 840 929 acres.. 229 793 232 281 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 829 917 acres.. 226 761 223 831 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 12 acres.. 862 663 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 75 092 64 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 114 67 122 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 67 200 52 476 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 891 11 625 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 115 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 169 210 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 145 181 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 153 168 $100,000 or more .................... 226 189 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 158 43 711 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 668 45 770 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 436 500 Other ............................... 436 455 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 547 574 200 days or more ................... 389 404 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 118 121 number.. 5 918 6 609 Beef cows ..................farms.. 39 29 number.. 454 360 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 28 number.. 1 222 1 380 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 104 106 number.. 3 819 4 948 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 80 number.. 13 267 21 724 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 57 88 number.. 36 828 48 250 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 20 number.. 257 449 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 22 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 682 770 acres.. 78 541 78 637 bushels.. 11 010 952 11 416 924 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 46 acres.. 994 1 739 tons, green.. 16 512 24 144 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 580 667 acres.. 39 836 38 477 bushels.. 2 482 309 2 140 738 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 41 acres.. 117 498 bushels.. 8 473 41 263 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 740 815 acres.. 99 956 98 701 bushels.. 4 392 281 4 092 999 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 185 191 acres.. 6 721 5 756 tons, dry.. 22 165 18 514 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 24 36 acres.. 2 222 2 474 @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.