1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PERRY COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 606 580 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 603 96 060 Average size of farm .......acres.. 159 166 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 216 608 174 125 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 409 960 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 473 34 299 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 131 106 50 to 179 acres ..................... 303 294 180 to 499 acres .................... 121 137 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 572 551 acres.. 62 971 64 584 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 512 508 acres.. 45 623 46 471 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 7 acres.. 51 80 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 351 14 135 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 331 24 371 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 525 7 106 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 825 7 029 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 187 183 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 104 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 100 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 36 $100,000 or more .................... 36 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 455 11 695 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 552 20 198 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 231 274 Other ............................... 375 306 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 409 329 200 days or more ................... 302 237 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 389 359 number.. 12 297 12 302 Beef cows ..................farms.. 319 297 number.. 5 023 4 752 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 28 number.. 1 051 1 072 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 361 332 number.. 6 917 7 343 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 53 85 number.. 3 479 6 294 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 48 82 number.. 5 217 12 939 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 54 number.. 2 117 2 131 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 42 40 number.. (D) 2 125 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 252 274 acres.. 19 230 21 004 bushels.. 2 317 171 2 621 944 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 33 32 acres.. 626 591 tons, green.. 9 379 11 033 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 77 119 acres.. 2 490 3 385 bushels.. 105 426 142 752 Oats for grain................farms.. 56 38 acres.. 626 487 bushels.. 35 113 25 669 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 106 119 acres.. 8 783 8 379 bushels.. 404 976 299 351 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 404 401 acres.. 14 617 12 981 tons, dry.. 30 206 27 172 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 13 acres.. 53 30 @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.