1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PUTNAM COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 352 1 473 Land in farms ..................acres.. 292 335 286 698 Average size of farm .......acres.. 216 195 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 452 408 328 203 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 107 1 702 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 355 61 533 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 82 91 10 to 49 acres ...................... 230 265 50 to 179 acres ..................... 519 601 180 to 499 acres .................... 382 399 500 to 999 acres .................... 113 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 294 1 404 acres.. 275 137 271 249 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 279 1 389 acres.. 265 704 259 476 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 11 acres.. 29 149 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 102 883 87 345 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 097 59 297 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 69 983 53 536 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 900 33 809 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 111 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 140 184 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 303 380 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 246 279 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 237 210 $100,000 or more .................... 261 231 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 546 66 006 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 398 44 841 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 545 620 Other ............................... 807 853 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 895 934 200 days or more ................... 660 725 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 246 283 number.. 10 759 10 577 Beef cows ..................farms.. 50 34 number.. 695 337 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 63 number.. 2 450 2 447 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 230 266 number.. 6 041 6 834 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 157 265 number.. 78 517 96 406 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 162 283 number.. 172 020 204 902 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 48 number.. 1 237 1 923 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 23 number.. 209 130 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 955 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 945 1 035 acres.. 75 079 72 601 bushels.. 10 121 355 9 896 073 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 54 61 acres.. 1 517 1 764 tons, green.. 26 457 32 825 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 911 1 044 acres.. 50 024 49 035 bushels.. 2 775 464 2 315 794 Oats for grain................farms.. 28 52 acres.. 398 600 bushels.. 25 150 38 556 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 151 1 266 acres.. 129 313 123 304 bushels.. 5 288 436 4 471 915 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 293 339 acres.. 8 891 10 916 tons, dry.. 27 873 30 830 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 33 46 acres.. 2 811 3 350 @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.