1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NOBLE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 519 551 Land in farms ..................acres.. 99 003 104 197 Average size of farm .......acres.. 191 189 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 439 140 730 Average per acre .........dollars.. 772 713 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 204 24 459 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 76 50 to 179 acres ..................... 258 254 180 to 499 acres .................... 159 175 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 488 521 acres.. 51 185 51 530 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 455 489 acres.. 21 922 21 740 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 823 4 822 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 366 8 752 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 645 795 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 178 4 027 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 205 198 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 120 131 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 108 122 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 9 $100,000 or more .................... 5 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 152 4 934 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 969 8 970 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 170 198 Other ............................... 349 353 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 347 345 200 days or more ................... 259 264 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 414 415 number.. 13 868 12 813 Beef cows ..................farms.. 381 376 number.. 7 412 6 925 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 27 number.. 294 432 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 401 403 number.. 6 593 6 647 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 34 number.. 151 895 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 27 number.. 228 2 226 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 54 number.. 1 422 2 565 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 46 number.. (D) 1 216 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 55 101 acres.. 1 467 1 493 bushels.. 132 891 140 410 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 18 19 acres.. 480 296 tons, green.. 6 726 3 659 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 9 acres.. (D) 63 bushels.. (D) 2 355 Oats for grain................farms.. 10 13 acres.. 80 66 bushels.. 2 980 2 515 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 447 481 acres.. 20 109 20 323 tons, dry.. 35 081 32 164 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) @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.