1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OTTAWA COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 474 522 Land in farms ..................acres.. 105 771 106 573 Average size of farm .......acres.. 223 204 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 469 769 311 093 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 212 1 662 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 045 58 154 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 118 142 50 to 179 acres ..................... 158 200 180 to 499 acres .................... 108 102 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 451 511 acres.. 97 255 99 706 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 427 503 acres.. 91 848 93 319 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 21 acres.. 802 744 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 643 23 766 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 427 45 529 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 668 21 491 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 974 2 275 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 74 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 91 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 110 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 49 $100,000 or more .................... 70 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 414 19 731 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 397 37 799 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 183 242 Other ............................... 291 280 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 305 334 200 days or more ................... 231 239 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 44 42 number.. 1 022 1 358 Beef cows ..................farms.. 19 17 number.. 143 86 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 8 number.. 285 547 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 37 40 number.. 387 604 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 29 number.. 4 948 6 699 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 31 number.. 9 673 9 548 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 19 number.. 225 320 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 9 number.. 580 292 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 1 016 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 188 269 acres.. 15 586 16 223 bushels.. 2 036 788 1 854 016 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 4 acres.. 291 (D) tons, green.. 4 130 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 268 281 acres.. 15 246 12 354 bushels.. 884 436 595 899 Oats for grain................farms.. 17 16 acres.. 275 203 bushels.. 16 252 14 654 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 362 413 acres.. 56 213 55 966 bushels.. 2 110 028 1 587 276 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 118 140 acres.. 3 598 5 700 tons, dry.. 11 450 19 089 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 27 23 acres.. 1 464 1 934 @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.