1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONROE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 589 628 Land in farms ..................acres.. 109 650 109 986 Average size of farm .......acres.. 186 175 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 160 795 120 376 Average per acre .........dollars.. 871 655 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 246 30 123 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 56 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 324 341 180 to 499 acres .................... 163 185 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 549 594 acres.. 47 555 52 411 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 509 553 acres.. 23 563 24 238 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 8 acres.. 5 20 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 398 8 289 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 560 13 200 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 016 1 426 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 382 6 863 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 225 222 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 136 138 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 101 119 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 27 $100,000 or more .................... 18 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 531 7 046 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 764 11 237 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 256 275 Other ............................... 333 353 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 357 371 200 days or more ................... 249 238 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 494 519 number.. 16 543 15 530 Beef cows ..................farms.. 425 437 number.. 7 439 6 863 Milk cows ..................farms.. 60 64 number.. 2 048 1 938 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 468 503 number.. 7 439 8 159 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 52 number.. 658 2 539 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 41 number.. 1 368 7 748 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 23 number.. 832 909 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 41 51 number.. 1 269 1 804 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 88 149 acres.. 1 697 2 474 bushels.. 152 008 253 207 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 36 47 acres.. 631 610 tons, green.. 7 346 9 243 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 19 acres.. 56 206 bushels.. 2 635 8 525 Oats for grain................farms.. 28 49 acres.. 257 345 bushels.. 14 491 18 894 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 492 537 acres.. 21 643 21 097 tons, dry.. 43 070 40 797 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 9 acres.. 20 58 @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.