1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HOLMES COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 404 1 443 Land in farms ..................acres.. 171 732 177 194 Average size of farm .......acres.. 122 123 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 349 203 197 755 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 744 1 601 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 860 33 421 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 107 122 10 to 49 acres ...................... 238 223 50 to 179 acres ..................... 868 893 180 to 499 acres .................... 156 165 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 281 1 276 acres.. 112 711 119 592 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 173 1 196 acres.. 84 861 85 464 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 23 acres.. 60 105 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 87 815 78 961 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 546 54 720 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 791 6 284 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 80 024 72 677 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 224 184 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 118 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 150 123 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 260 303 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 232 331 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 175 184 $100,000 or more .................... 245 211 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 590 61 194 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 452 42 437 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 848 982 Other ............................... 556 461 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 711 637 200 days or more ................... 452 381 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 059 1 131 number.. 47 789 49 758 Beef cows ..................farms.. 293 224 number.. 4 176 2 846 Milk cows ..................farms.. 636 761 number.. 16 428 17 262 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 007 1 085 number.. 25 142 27 602 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 351 547 number.. 41 244 64 556 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 337 560 number.. 121 158 173 406 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 121 129 number.. 2 706 2 375 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 231 252 number.. 217 958 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 122 100 number.. 12 965 680 9 346 377 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 876 959 acres.. 24 738 27 994 bushels.. 2 664 428 3 307 178 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 578 600 acres.. 8 607 6 372 tons, green.. 119 889 99 827 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 288 350 acres.. 3 582 3 897 bushels.. 151 088 177 614 Oats for grain................farms.. 674 784 acres.. 7 519 9 157 bushels.. 564 863 721 095 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 84 51 acres.. 6 787 2 674 bushels.. 290 754 99 645 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 086 1 122 acres.. 36 650 38 040 tons, dry.. 93 501 104 485 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 58 34 acres.. 243 63 @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.