1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KNOX COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 103 1 102 Land in farms ..................acres.. 206 255 210 601 Average size of farm .......acres.. 187 191 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 364 165 215 732 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 915 1 188 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 614 39 015 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 265 223 50 to 179 acres ..................... 462 484 180 to 499 acres .................... 232 263 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 016 1 026 acres.. 158 522 157 056 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 916 936 acres.. 130 632 119 364 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 6 acres.. 63 30 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 891 57 980 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 111 52 613 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 145 19 369 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 746 38 611 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 283 231 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 131 134 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 142 160 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 154 202 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 143 145 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 94 93 $100,000 or more .................... 156 137 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 054 47 355 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 473 42 933 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 504 564 Other ............................... 599 538 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 686 653 200 days or more ................... 493 437 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 563 604 number.. 26 423 27 484 Beef cows ..................farms.. 349 348 number.. 6 024 5 414 Milk cows ..................farms.. 126 191 number.. 5 927 6 541 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 511 573 number.. 12 102 12 324 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 100 174 number.. 24 599 32 861 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 100 171 number.. 40 354 59 894 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 111 149 number.. 6 172 13 161 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 73 106 number.. 10 583 18 032 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 19 number.. (D) 87 474 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 550 605 acres.. 53 553 51 787 bushels.. 6 233 980 6 862 916 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 105 119 acres.. 2 550 2 577 tons, green.. 39 982 39 236 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 194 269 acres.. 6 072 7 863 bushels.. 295 270 362 486 Oats for grain................farms.. 131 240 acres.. 1 649 3 411 bushels.. 98 690 226 299 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 346 325 acres.. 40 996 24 942 bushels.. 1 663 723 1 034 384 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 651 669 acres.. 26 954 29 486 tons, dry.. 68 890 78 712 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 28 27 acres.. 107 93 @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.