1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 977 1 067 Land in farms ..................acres.. 197 141 204 079 Average size of farm .......acres.. 202 191 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 424 071 300 669 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 195 1 585 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 181 50 860 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 80 89 10 to 49 acres ...................... 271 275 50 to 179 acres ..................... 326 375 180 to 499 acres .................... 198 218 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 887 999 acres.. 172 108 179 653 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 816 936 acres.. 162 658 164 043 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 5 acres.. 489 20 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 67 931 61 737 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 531 57 860 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 828 36 651 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 103 25 086 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 212 171 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 117 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 115 135 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 155 182 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 102 147 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 101 129 $100,000 or more .................... 189 186 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 596 49 267 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 811 46 173 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 437 534 Other ............................... 540 533 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 583 614 200 days or more ................... 449 446 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 388 428 number.. 17 368 16 796 Beef cows ..................farms.. 203 248 number.. 2 320 2 947 Milk cows ..................farms.. 42 62 number.. 2 067 2 736 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 356 415 number.. 11 850 12 026 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 138 221 number.. 63 486 67 380 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 137 233 number.. 122 946 133 599 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 71 number.. 1 164 1 557 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 42 45 number.. 5 865 6 491 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 6 number.. 465 357 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 561 688 acres.. 74 758 83 752 bushels.. 9 270 798 12 270 975 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 50 83 acres.. 1 533 2 176 tons, green.. 24 134 44 640 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 263 329 acres.. 10 625 11 051 bushels.. 582 073 526 872 Oats for grain................farms.. 19 52 acres.. 172 446 bushels.. 11 067 38 763 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 540 616 acres.. 69 223 60 960 bushels.. 3 173 201 2 703 854 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 366 384 acres.. 8 661 8 814 tons, dry.. 22 016 23 088 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 21 22 acres.. 167 82 @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.