1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARION COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 543 596 Land in farms ..................acres.. 220 683 217 397 Average size of farm .......acres.. 406 365 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 701 416 437 279 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 654 1 201 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 250 86 374 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 104 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 155 174 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 145 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 64 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 492 553 acres.. 207 030 202 960 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 460 533 acres.. 199 980 187 295 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 7 acres.. 22 59 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 262 49 552 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 347 83 141 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 213 36 823 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 049 12 729 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 77 $100,000 or more .................... 142 142 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 211 38 513 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 469 64 728 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 284 337 Other ............................... 259 259 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 297 326 200 days or more ................... 215 230 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 134 110 number.. 9 007 7 046 Beef cows ..................farms.. 70 52 number.. 1 042 788 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 13 number.. 593 922 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 114 100 number.. 7 260 6 912 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 59 97 number.. 28 578 26 147 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 55 102 number.. 49 030 54 399 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 54 80 number.. 2 562 3 553 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 21 number.. (D) 14 734 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 308 397 acres.. 63 537 65 779 bushels.. 8 150 188 8 459 348 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 19 acres.. 628 633 tons, green.. 10 862 10 693 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 233 363 acres.. 19 868 25 494 bushels.. 1 125 194 1 395 963 Oats for grain................farms.. 30 48 acres.. 760 711 bushels.. 47 011 62 397 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 377 459 acres.. 112 641 94 102 bushels.. 4 651 083 3 471 172 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 144 143 acres.. 4 410 3 640 tons, dry.. 11 716 10 810 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 10 13 acres.. 56 140 @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.