1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PIKE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 435 378 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 311 87 954 Average size of farm .......acres.. 180 233 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 230 011 206 793 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 208 922 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 900 40 787 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 70 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 216 173 180 to 499 acres .................... 106 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 405 360 acres.. 43 544 51 969 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 333 302 acres.. 24 215 29 178 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 2 acres.. 30 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 517 9 358 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 281 24 756 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 914 4 615 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 603 4 743 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 175 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 16 $100,000 or more .................... 17 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 891 8 188 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 878 21 661 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 168 146 Other ............................... 267 232 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 278 234 200 days or more ................... 207 166 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 244 236 number.. 8 617 9 744 Beef cows ..................farms.. 196 204 number.. 3 655 4 594 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 19 number.. 910 954 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 230 221 number.. 3 947 4 295 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 31 number.. 522 3 908 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 31 number.. (D) 9 234 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 3 number.. 160 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 13 number.. 494 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 91 97 acres.. 5 618 9 106 bushels.. 612 114 997 339 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 32 20 acres.. 743 696 tons, green.. 12 163 11 554 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 44 acres.. 887 1 929 bushels.. 39 602 66 535 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 9 acres.. 114 94 bushels.. 4 262 3 910 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 52 66 acres.. 6 115 8 734 bushels.. 254 309 331 455 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 266 238 acres.. 10 908 8 767 tons, dry.. 23 931 16 847 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 17 4 acres.. 61 18 @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.