1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MIAMI COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 983 1 017 Land in farms ..................acres.. 192 376 200 405 Average size of farm .......acres.. 196 197 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 561 826 362 066 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 814 1 856 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 109 45 645 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 96 86 10 to 49 acres ...................... 323 307 50 to 179 acres ..................... 285 305 180 to 499 acres .................... 166 203 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 84 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 908 963 acres.. 174 265 180 265 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 855 916 acres.. 166 773 168 952 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 28 acres.. 666 558 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 097 62 231 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 206 61 190 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 49 881 46 481 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 216 15 749 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 195 168 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 100 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 173 214 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 123 123 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 121 $100,000 or more .................... 186 163 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 592 43 439 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 256 42 755 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 432 475 Other ............................... 551 542 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 605 616 200 days or more ................... 457 445 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 279 275 number.. 9 997 11 691 Beef cows ..................farms.. 172 153 number.. 1 908 2 071 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 40 number.. 1 682 2 317 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 251 245 number.. 6 565 6 769 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 92 133 number.. 23 417 36 503 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 93 138 number.. 55 159 68 609 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 54 57 number.. 1 915 1 999 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 37 number.. 6 285 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 7 number.. 1 366 649 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 602 659 acres.. 72 125 70 070 bushels.. 9 946 248 10 386 249 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 45 59 acres.. 1 315 1 392 tons, green.. 22 631 28 641 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 299 404 acres.. 11 721 16 519 bushels.. 649 303 810 420 Oats for grain................farms.. 38 55 acres.. 251 526 bushels.. 18 546 32 717 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 596 699 acres.. 76 360 75 354 bushels.. 3 565 824 3 330 661 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 296 310 acres.. 6 969 6 703 tons, dry.. 18 391 20 420 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 20 22 acres.. 348 1 249 @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.