1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 622 603 Land in farms ..................acres.. 148 287 126 195 Average size of farm .......acres.. 238 209 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 954 163 560 Average per acre .........dollars.. 936 762 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 494 29 926 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 95 87 50 to 179 acres ..................... 318 295 180 to 499 acres .................... 141 161 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 587 570 acres.. 65 322 62 475 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 547 534 acres.. 40 988 36 558 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 11 acres.. 13 68 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 308 11 023 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 788 18 281 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 297 2 389 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 011 8 635 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 204 199 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 131 116 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 98 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 46 $100,000 or more .................... 33 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 499 8 400 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 199 13 930 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 274 285 Other ............................... 348 318 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 358 328 200 days or more ................... 260 228 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 483 468 number.. 23 569 19 085 Beef cows ..................farms.. 386 354 number.. 11 032 7 441 Milk cows ..................farms.. 77 101 number.. 2 779 3 102 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 460 430 number.. 12 788 9 193 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 30 number.. 727 1 145 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 21 number.. 724 1 616 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 50 number.. 1 804 2 701 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 33 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 109 140 acres.. 1 834 2 213 bushels.. 151 175 202 824 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 37 41 acres.. 723 710 tons, green.. 12 355 8 935 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 32 acres.. 99 252 bushels.. 4 102 10 316 Oats for grain................farms.. 55 72 acres.. 606 680 bushels.. 27 640 38 846 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 517 514 acres.. 38 010 33 239 tons, dry.. 73 179 63 311 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 14 acres.. 65 79 @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.