1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MORROW COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 759 746 Land in farms ..................acres.. 161 202 164 607 Average size of farm .......acres.. 212 221 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 379 932 257 291 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 804 1 131 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 281 45 455 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 192 177 50 to 179 acres ..................... 319 310 180 to 499 acres .................... 132 153 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 681 695 acres.. 132 124 138 057 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 576 657 acres.. 119 652 118 844 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 2 acres.. 8 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 635 35 500 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 855 47 587 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 751 21 465 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 883 14 035 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 217 147 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 105 111 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 142 174 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 53 $100,000 or more .................... 89 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 476 29 261 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 205 39 224 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 327 380 Other ............................... 432 366 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 456 422 200 days or more ................... 329 314 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 275 317 number.. 11 060 13 565 Beef cows ..................farms.. 165 162 number.. 1 988 2 432 Milk cows ..................farms.. 54 59 number.. 1 978 2 977 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 259 297 number.. 8 278 9 921 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 67 116 number.. 17 479 17 993 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 62 119 number.. 39 203 35 491 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 69 68 number.. 3 168 3 805 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 49 40 number.. 11 741 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 368 441 acres.. 42 356 43 877 bushels.. 4 966 189 5 369 431 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 42 67 acres.. 1 107 1 394 tons, green.. 17 130 25 102 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 180 319 acres.. 10 327 13 452 bushels.. 573 071 657 806 Oats for grain................farms.. 105 116 acres.. 1 384 1 541 bushels.. 105 444 116 652 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 379 443 acres.. 56 759 50 109 bushels.. 2 300 341 1 883 198 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 317 352 acres.. 8 876 9 851 tons, dry.. 24 497 26 829 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 10 acres.. 47 26 @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.