1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 491 493 Land in farms ..................acres.. 84 761 87 036 Average size of farm .......acres.. 173 177 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 201 459 137 456 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 138 863 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 388 30 854 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 63 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 239 242 180 to 499 acres .................... 142 138 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 476 465 acres.. 38 605 36 784 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 437 440 acres.. 21 077 20 368 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 33 acres.. 503 659 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 982 10 325 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 439 20 944 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 059 5 337 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 923 4 988 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 170 172 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 109 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 24 $100,000 or more .................... 24 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 561 9 458 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 472 19 146 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 194 227 Other ............................... 297 266 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 295 290 200 days or more ................... 198 183 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 316 317 number.. 10 879 11 055 Beef cows ..................farms.. 266 274 number.. 4 356 3 897 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 41 number.. 1 140 1 878 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 299 296 number.. 5 069 4 671 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 18 number.. 76 213 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 16 number.. 161 616 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 20 number.. 328 764 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 28 number.. 27 645 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 113 136 acres.. 3 186 3 779 bushels.. 300 089 391 990 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 38 47 acres.. 555 1 160 tons, green.. 8 315 17 249 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 28 acres.. 218 502 bushels.. 10 380 13 230 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 11 acres.. 150 68 bushels.. 7 042 2 637 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 16 acres.. 823 899 bushels.. 37 656 35 411 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 353 355 acres.. 15 964 13 177 tons, dry.. 33 385 25 922 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 49 63 acres.. 845 1 258 @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.