1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LUCAS COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 385 411 Land in farms ..................acres.. 79 583 74 037 Average size of farm .......acres.. 207 180 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 627 988 400 761 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 768 2 125 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 395 58 617 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 136 137 50 to 179 acres ..................... 69 97 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 361 396 acres.. 75 312 69 692 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 332 376 acres.. 72 880 66 318 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 54 acres.. 1 407 1 183 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 875 36 607 Average per farm .........dollars.. 158 117 89 068 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 718 33 636 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 158 2 971 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 55 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 78 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 44 $100,000 or more .................... 100 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 748 29 214 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 619 71 079 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 175 213 Other ............................... 210 198 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 203 227 200 days or more ................... 146 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 30 33 number.. 1 548 1 256 Beef cows ..................farms.. 12 11 number.. 115 181 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 3 number.. 142 74 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 29 30 number.. 1 392 992 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 38 number.. 16 874 10 886 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 37 number.. 16 918 22 071 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 14 number.. 217 216 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 7 number.. (D) 206 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 172 205 acres.. 25 767 22 904 bushels.. 3 494 715 3 180 066 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 6 acres.. 340 173 tons, green.. 5 510 2 725 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 124 144 acres.. 9 064 6 254 bushels.. 574 270 335 424 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 11 acres.. 39 115 bushels.. 3 254 7 569 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 215 253 acres.. 33 726 32 137 bushels.. 1 343 248 1 114 403 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 49 51 acres.. 1 282 1 525 tons, dry.. 4 214 4 806 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 42 49 acres.. 1 948 2 125 @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.