1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RICHLAND COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 908 922 Land in farms ..................acres.. 155 516 160 734 Average size of farm .......acres.. 171 174 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 328 597 250 786 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 045 1 308 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 580 49 882 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 214 215 50 to 179 acres ..................... 429 414 180 to 499 acres .................... 155 185 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 858 880 acres.. 120 471 126 115 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 735 835 acres.. 102 027 105 035 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 26 acres.. 93 250 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 145 44 262 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 922 48 007 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 099 20 750 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 047 23 512 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 225 190 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 97 104 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 128 147 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 122 158 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 112 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 95 84 $100,000 or more .................... 145 127 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 392 37 002 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 329 40 176 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 439 465 Other ............................... 469 457 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 508 543 200 days or more ................... 362 391 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 441 450 number.. 22 928 22 085 Beef cows ..................farms.. 178 200 number.. 2 987 3 091 Milk cows ..................farms.. 161 152 number.. 6 831 5 641 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 407 416 number.. 11 517 11 236 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 95 148 number.. 14 451 21 432 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 94 170 number.. 28 051 45 700 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 59 55 number.. 1 734 2 931 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 77 76 number.. (D) 4 558 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 13 number.. 936 586 912 791 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 442 558 acres.. 36 411 43 796 bushels.. 3 872 701 5 135 838 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 148 147 acres.. 4 816 4 066 tons, green.. 68 801 69 387 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 256 360 acres.. 9 625 11 621 bushels.. 458 082 564 478 Oats for grain................farms.. 153 194 acres.. 2 302 3 314 bushels.. 142 653 208 432 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 352 396 acres.. 35 142 30 493 bushels.. 1 391 180 1 066 207 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 494 533 acres.. 16 732 16 362 tons, dry.. 37 158 39 651 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 29 23 acres.. 207 150 @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.