1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HOCKING COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 353 355 Land in farms ..................acres.. 47 950 48 050 Average size of farm .......acres.. 136 135 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 650 132 804 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 422 1 009 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 917 16 691 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 67 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 176 186 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 323 322 acres.. 23 032 23 447 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 280 289 acres.. 13 265 12 608 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 4 acres.. 20 16 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 432 2 653 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 724 7 473 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 352 1 446 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 081 1 207 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 160 173 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 3 $100,000 or more .................... 7 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 361 2 538 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 353 7 151 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 111 110 Other ............................... 242 245 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 243 245 200 days or more ................... 188 183 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 191 209 number.. 4 156 4 397 Beef cows ..................farms.. 168 191 number.. 2 369 2 099 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 8 number.. 35 13 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 186 190 number.. 2 326 1 820 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 53 number.. 701 1 676 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 50 number.. 1 458 2 760 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 26 number.. 798 982 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 40 number.. (D) 1 851 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 80 102 acres.. 3 208 3 626 bushels.. 377 211 377 297 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 3 acres.. 120 16 tons, green.. 1 359 258 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 27 acres.. 470 455 bushels.. 16 127 15 785 Oats for grain................farms.. 10 18 acres.. 72 120 bushels.. 2 138 4 531 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 28 35 acres.. 1 831 2 022 bushels.. 59 685 62 423 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 237 252 acres.. 7 542 6 789 tons, dry.. 12 438 12 349 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 12 acres.. 59 62 @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.