1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HIGHLAND COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 239 1 153 Land in farms ..................acres.. 242 450 230 988 Average size of farm .......acres.. 196 200 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 354 224 215 845 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 807 1 024 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 268 42 406 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 284 258 50 to 179 acres ..................... 521 448 180 to 499 acres .................... 244 264 500 to 999 acres .................... 92 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 170 1 104 acres.. 190 143 187 225 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 972 1 009 acres.. 141 524 138 000 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 12 acres.. 142 38 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 179 44 197 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 271 38 333 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 072 30 451 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 106 13 746 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 323 206 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 163 142 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 170 181 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 213 240 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 143 138 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 112 136 $100,000 or more .................... 115 110 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 809 35 487 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 902 30 778 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 524 592 Other ............................... 715 561 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 743 665 200 days or more ................... 506 450 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 547 533 number.. 25 135 22 178 Beef cows ..................farms.. 422 413 number.. 8 254 9 109 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 43 number.. 1 462 2 084 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 514 524 number.. 17 072 12 636 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 73 148 number.. 10 072 23 206 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 72 155 number.. 19 659 41 451 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 47 number.. 1 554 2 793 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 33 number.. 624 798 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 461 550 acres.. 45 608 55 654 bushels.. 5 356 230 7 465 243 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 45 70 acres.. 1 245 2 106 tons, green.. 21 225 36 039 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 230 322 acres.. 12 312 12 097 bushels.. 557 584 519 959 Oats for grain................farms.. 22 16 acres.. 262 214 bushels.. 14 712 8 762 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 515 598 acres.. 65 439 54 628 bushels.. 2 651 716 2 264 320 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 543 490 acres.. 19 620 17 285 tons, dry.. 48 292 40 534 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 20 9 acres.. 49 17 @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.