1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MUSKINGUM COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 018 1 051 Land in farms ..................acres.. 180 034 187 718 Average size of farm .......acres.. 177 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 204 280 158 138 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 266 921 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 635 31 687 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 190 178 50 to 179 acres ..................... 473 486 180 to 499 acres .................... 242 280 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 950 975 acres.. 102 596 104 021 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 869 904 acres.. 64 629 63 666 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 22 acres.. 91 80 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 776 25 390 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 320 24 158 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 947 6 548 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 828 18 843 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 292 308 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 197 195 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 181 207 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 148 166 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 72 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 53 $100,000 or more .................... 57 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 489 23 277 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 126 22 127 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 444 467 Other ............................... 574 584 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 604 622 200 days or more ................... 459 463 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 705 737 number.. 29 625 30 174 Beef cows ..................farms.. 596 625 number.. 12 929 11 758 Milk cows ..................farms.. 56 68 number.. 2 046 2 328 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 674 697 number.. 17 139 16 307 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 77 122 number.. 13 746 27 050 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 74 120 number.. 40 855 62 786 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 65 96 number.. 4 280 8 144 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 52 49 number.. 2 083 2 438 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 298 398 acres.. 17 919 19 688 bushels.. 2 088 453 2 482 990 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 64 96 acres.. 1 343 2 140 tons, green.. 26 014 37 336 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 101 147 acres.. 2 506 2 617 bushels.. 115 860 112 357 Oats for grain................farms.. 104 119 acres.. 1 009 1 315 bushels.. 50 352 70 447 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 75 56 acres.. 6 855 3 804 bushels.. 304 298 145 126 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 782 815 acres.. 35 944 35 520 tons, dry.. 85 234 79 485 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 33 25 acres.. 216 174 @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.