1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAWRENCE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 490 512 Land in farms ..................acres.. 59 454 61 999 Average size of farm .......acres.. 121 121 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 599 122 207 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 030 995 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 432 20 799 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 259 266 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 447 484 acres.. 23 065 24 092 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 394 429 acres.. 9 762 9 441 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 19 acres.. 27 171 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 954 4 794 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 070 9 364 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 225 2 368 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 729 2 426 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 216 231 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 115 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 10 $100,000 or more .................... 6 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 300 5 196 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 734 10 168 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 170 170 Other ............................... 320 342 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 308 309 200 days or more ................... 228 222 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 328 320 number.. 7 468 7 844 Beef cows ..................farms.. 270 285 number.. 3 807 3 551 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 20 number.. 274 534 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 287 274 number.. 3 158 3 303 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 17 number.. 719 155 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 14 number.. 645 363 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 12 number.. 289 241 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 19 number.. (D) 426 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 57 74 acres.. 1 056 1 227 bushels.. 104 610 139 685 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 37 acres.. 298 788 tons, green.. 4 729 12 569 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 5 acres.. 216 168 bushels.. 5 790 5 088 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 10 acres.. 244 330 bushels.. 8 900 12 340 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 306 297 acres.. 7 579 6 630 tons, dry.. 13 511 12 780 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 40 24 acres.. 143 132 @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.