1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HURON COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 782 843 Land in farms ..................acres.. 231 586 219 023 Average size of farm .......acres.. 296 260 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 454 376 341 679 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 711 1 299 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 199 75 715 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 149 155 50 to 179 acres ..................... 276 295 180 to 499 acres .................... 186 213 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 732 779 acres.. 202 788 190 861 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 665 755 acres.. 188 859 173 728 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 21 acres.. 3 351 3 412 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 539 63 569 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 154 75 408 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 63 810 49 476 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 728 14 092 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 140 110 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 100 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 127 178 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 112 127 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 105 89 $100,000 or more .................... 157 141 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 355 52 879 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 508 62 802 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 366 449 Other ............................... 416 394 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 474 456 200 days or more ................... 353 327 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 226 248 number.. 9 218 10 534 Beef cows ..................farms.. 89 80 number.. 1 043 1 017 Milk cows ..................farms.. 52 63 number.. 2 792 2 857 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 203 217 number.. 4 845 5 697 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 67 118 number.. 24 172 26 664 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 69 124 number.. 38 312 45 323 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 55 number.. 1 415 1 866 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 45 number.. (D) 1 204 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 593 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 449 536 acres.. 60 807 56 926 bushels.. 7 221 692 6 761 515 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 47 56 acres.. 1 459 2 009 tons, green.. 20 865 37 970 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 355 457 acres.. 23 839 23 601 bushels.. 1 308 672 1 287 286 Oats for grain................farms.. 52 94 acres.. 810 1 713 bushels.. 51 044 134 459 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 531 605 acres.. 92 219 78 202 bushels.. 3 607 840 2 611 984 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 255 273 acres.. 7 665 7 561 tons, dry.. 19 314 22 883 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 27 32 acres.. 6 346 6 902 @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.