1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ATHENS COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 481 501 Land in farms ..................acres.. 82 873 80 507 Average size of farm .......acres.. 172 161 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 559 132 057 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 241 784 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 601 25 772 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 237 258 180 to 499 acres .................... 134 123 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 456 467 acres.. 39 369 40 005 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 412 425 acres.. 19 910 19 008 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 9 acres.. 45 16 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 208 5 801 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 906 11 579 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 105 1 324 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 103 4 477 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 197 224 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 13 $100,000 or more .................... 18 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 692 5 910 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 912 11 797 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 179 195 Other ............................... 302 306 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 308 303 200 days or more ................... 220 212 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 307 334 number.. 10 161 9 907 Beef cows ..................farms.. 239 274 number.. 4 379 3 740 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 55 number.. 1 135 1 697 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 284 296 number.. 6 965 4 136 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 34 number.. 213 581 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 35 number.. 542 3 458 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 31 number.. 1 429 1 197 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 42 34 number.. 1 355 2 649 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 79 95 acres.. 2 182 2 384 bushels.. 195 140 233 560 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 35 acres.. 560 1 146 tons, green.. 8 596 13 931 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 17 acres.. 518 274 bushels.. 20 101 10 024 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 10 acres.. 47 163 bushels.. (D) 5 875 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 9 acres.. 1 508 499 bushels.. 47 015 11 238 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 362 393 acres.. 15 234 15 071 tons, dry.. 30 025 29 311 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 13 acres.. 51 27 @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.