1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFFERSON COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 410 377 Land in farms ..................acres.. 71 304 68 344 Average size of farm .......acres.. 174 181 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 155 906 115 118 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 052 695 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 151 28 093 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 218 203 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 97 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 389 368 acres.. 39 782 39 492 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 355 349 acres.. 24 532 23 266 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 703 6 420 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 348 17 028 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 950 1 740 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 752 4 680 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 153 139 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 15 $100,000 or more .................... 13 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 566 4 841 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 509 12 875 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 159 156 Other ............................... 251 221 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 253 215 200 days or more ................... 188 187 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 298 285 number.. 10 939 9 666 Beef cows ..................farms.. 250 246 number.. 4 511 4 246 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 36 number.. 1 009 1 340 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 275 257 number.. 6 356 4 070 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 43 number.. 1 611 3 198 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 36 number.. 2 435 7 149 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 18 number.. 547 1 002 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 29 number.. (D) 874 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 106 143 acres.. 3 189 3 076 bushels.. 302 518 332 763 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 28 30 acres.. 707 625 tons, green.. 10 253 8 471 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 31 47 acres.. 376 456 bushels.. 19 083 19 914 Oats for grain................farms.. 62 70 acres.. 642 725 bushels.. 40 326 36 396 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 6 acres.. 445 1 138 bushels.. 16 022 41 785 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 338 325 acres.. 19 731 17 612 tons, dry.. 40 873 37 518 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 6 acres.. 22 32 @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.