1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MADISON COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 667 664 Land in farms ..................acres.. 262 350 261 320 Average size of farm .......acres.. 393 394 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 809 729 584 477 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 033 1 490 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 721 66 473 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 142 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 162 172 180 to 499 acres .................... 150 169 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 96 1,000 acres or more ................. 71 68 Total cropland .................farms.. 617 617 acres.. 238 360 240 484 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 574 582 acres.. 226 996 221 281 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 9 acres.. 101 60 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 80 277 67 433 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 355 101 556 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 67 373 52 196 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 903 15 238 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 104 75 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 100 $100,000 or more .................... 227 192 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 842 49 778 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 222 74 968 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 382 397 Other ............................... 285 267 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 341 334 200 days or more ................... 238 213 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 204 243 number.. 13 229 15 415 Beef cows ..................farms.. 115 136 number.. 2 695 2 727 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 35 number.. 2 178 1 736 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 192 237 number.. 10 046 12 682 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 68 number.. 10 986 28 811 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 75 number.. 25 842 86 741 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 64 number.. 1 865 2 278 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 20 number.. 638 594 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 395 423 acres.. 91 071 89 723 bushels.. 13 155 810 13 334 019 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 36 44 acres.. 1 664 1 266 tons, green.. 31 381 26 761 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 201 269 acres.. 13 106 16 187 bushels.. 820 434 889 564 Oats for grain................farms.. 28 26 acres.. 824 535 bushels.. 61 188 40 392 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 452 483 acres.. 116 150 109 599 bushels.. 5 366 226 4 680 418 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 186 203 acres.. 6 276 6 606 tons, dry.. 17 201 17 322 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 11 acres.. 171 86 @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.