1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LOGAN COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 895 808 Land in farms ..................acres.. 218 957 202 927 Average size of farm .......acres.. 245 251 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 383 294 297 696 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 624 1 119 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 601 52 455 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 205 169 50 to 179 acres ..................... 352 310 180 to 499 acres .................... 156 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 80 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 820 743 acres.. 188 214 176 055 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 692 709 acres.. 163 489 155 219 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 9 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 89 077 55 941 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 528 69 234 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 900 29 938 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 48 177 26 003 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 259 152 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 91 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 92 101 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 141 153 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 75 $100,000 or more .................... 140 137 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 70 844 46 240 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 244 57 299 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 353 380 Other ............................... 542 428 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 587 473 200 days or more ................... 434 348 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 301 307 number.. 15 455 16 863 Beef cows ..................farms.. 150 133 number.. 3 980 2 174 Milk cows ..................farms.. 69 87 number.. 3 784 4 339 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 280 281 number.. 5 816 10 376 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 107 number.. 18 450 20 624 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 68 102 number.. 40 324 35 104 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 63 75 number.. 2 785 3 697 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 39 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 5 number.. 512 646 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 407 466 acres.. 60 324 62 735 bushels.. 7 352 573 7 992 588 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 81 91 acres.. 3 294 2 919 tons, green.. 56 963 49 209 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 250 303 acres.. 15 229 16 551 bushels.. 807 156 829 822 Oats for grain................farms.. 73 107 acres.. 1 083 1 615 bushels.. 71 016 113 095 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 433 464 acres.. 74 142 61 083 bushels.. 3 118 909 2 314 751 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 362 366 acres.. 11 690 12 121 tons, dry.. 31 516 33 977 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 16 acres.. 229 493 @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.