1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PICKAWAY COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 703 683 Land in farms ..................acres.. 267 300 259 390 Average size of farm .......acres.. 380 380 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 784 227 496 007 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 046 1 283 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 633 81 999 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 62 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 159 150 50 to 179 acres ..................... 185 171 180 to 499 acres .................... 146 160 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 73 Total cropland .................farms.. 647 635 acres.. 240 818 237 077 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 574 602 acres.. 223 117 209 786 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 13 acres.. 642 1 156 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 79 338 58 425 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 857 85 542 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 65 923 45 655 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 415 12 771 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 145 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 105 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 83 86 $100,000 or more .................... 181 180 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 844 47 292 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 701 69 242 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 397 388 Other ............................... 306 295 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 365 333 200 days or more ................... 253 247 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 219 231 number.. 10 844 11 739 Beef cows ..................farms.. 140 136 number.. 3 883 2 967 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 26 number.. 837 1 311 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 213 223 number.. 6 180 7 397 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 101 number.. 31 416 44 276 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 75 111 number.. 70 258 68 689 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 40 number.. 1 189 1 388 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 22 number.. (D) 1 009 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 401 442 acres.. 94 646 90 878 bushels.. 12 863 857 12 792 860 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 29 50 acres.. 1 107 1 932 tons, green.. 18 971 26 693 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 284 366 acres.. 27 134 27 336 bushels.. 1 461 645 1 375 108 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 15 acres.. 237 242 bushels.. 12 578 17 469 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 417 438 acres.. 93 962 84 952 bushels.. 4 358 129 3 670 386 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 209 221 acres.. 8 164 6 403 tons, dry.. 23 088 18 032 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 22 acres.. 228 485 @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.