1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MORGAN COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 500 559 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 265 113 892 Average size of farm .......acres.. 197 204 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 186 129 134 664 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 100 582 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 501 30 761 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 248 268 180 to 499 acres .................... 157 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 461 524 acres.. 42 285 49 225 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 432 492 acres.. 22 337 27 040 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 7 acres.. 4 34 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 402 10 652 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 804 19 055 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 662 1 739 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 740 8 913 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 151 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 135 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 117 104 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 16 $100,000 or more .................... 14 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 734 9 046 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 442 16 183 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 202 245 Other ............................... 298 314 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 291 336 200 days or more ................... 199 243 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 391 437 number.. 15 993 17 624 Beef cows ..................farms.. 349 377 number.. 6 597 6 405 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 50 number.. 963 1 384 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 386 410 number.. 8 022 10 370 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 50 number.. (D) 8 676 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 37 number.. 13 160 15 777 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 63 number.. 1 388 2 503 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 36 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 141 186 acres.. 2 997 5 723 bushels.. 307 944 641 467 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 35 44 acres.. 706 847 tons, green.. 11 921 12 779 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 51 acres.. 451 941 bushels.. 16 528 31 325 Oats for grain................farms.. 30 33 acres.. 294 433 bushels.. 12 883 19 285 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 16 acres.. 279 540 bushels.. 11 309 24 876 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 397 464 acres.. 17 826 20 062 tons, dry.. 40 129 45 161 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 10 5 acres.. 28 36 @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.