1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PAULDING COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 542 621 Land in farms ..................acres.. 209 983 219 037 Average size of farm .......acres.. 387 353 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 614 545 448 105 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 639 1 288 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 066 76 035 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 111 50 to 179 acres ..................... 165 176 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 141 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 90 1,000 acres or more ................. 69 60 Total cropland .................farms.. 523 578 acres.. 195 568 205 703 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 497 566 acres.. 186 926 189 734 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 144 55 001 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 897 88 568 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 848 33 654 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 296 21 347 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 83 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 85 $100,000 or more .................... 149 122 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 334 37 057 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 657 59 770 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 270 345 Other ............................... 272 276 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 311 343 200 days or more ................... 206 236 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 74 87 number.. 2 432 4 756 Beef cows ..................farms.. 33 25 number.. 257 211 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 16 number.. 389 693 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 67 84 number.. 1 934 6 115 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 46 number.. 9 982 11 833 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 48 number.. 17 486 23 837 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 16 number.. 72 578 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 10 number.. (D) 250 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 303 353 acres.. 53 237 51 167 bushels.. 7 196 740 6 748 481 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 15 acres.. 218 740 tons, green.. 4 582 9 446 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 332 391 acres.. 37 230 36 962 bushels.. 1 918 935 1 537 144 Oats for grain................farms.. 26 35 acres.. 606 769 bushels.. 42 130 48 098 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 452 521 acres.. 92 839 99 098 bushels.. 3 678 134 3 437 334 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 81 91 acres.. 3 470 3 411 tons, dry.. 6 649 5 672 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 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.