1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROSS COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 885 809 Land in farms ..................acres.. 251 675 253 383 Average size of farm .......acres.. 284 313 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 431 653 319 164 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 551 1 002 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 785 56 509 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 185 133 50 to 179 acres ..................... 346 305 180 to 499 acres .................... 200 201 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 60 Total cropland .................farms.. 823 744 acres.. 183 980 190 780 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 680 674 acres.. 145 749 151 475 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 11 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 806 43 853 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 758 54 207 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 812 32 210 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 994 11 643 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 298 206 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 113 93 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 115 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 131 137 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 68 $100,000 or more .................... 107 121 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 975 34 687 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 650 42 877 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 373 396 Other ............................... 512 413 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 525 443 200 days or more ................... 388 316 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 425 438 number.. 19 441 22 353 Beef cows ..................farms.. 374 359 number.. 7 865 8 388 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 27 number.. 771 1 356 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 410 408 number.. 10 881 11 324 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 65 110 number.. 9 052 19 940 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 121 number.. 11 751 31 724 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 50 number.. 2 251 1 865 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 35 43 number.. 1 840 2 149 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 346 415 acres.. 54 958 59 631 bushels.. 7 341 449 8 364 841 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 45 63 acres.. 1 459 1 850 tons, green.. 25 846 38 254 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 250 310 acres.. 19 614 21 909 bushels.. 1 041 633 1 056 058 Oats for grain................farms.. 28 31 acres.. 344 425 bushels.. 23 756 24 609 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 314 368 acres.. 52 465 54 201 bushels.. 2 480 648 2 379 757 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 459 415 acres.. 19 158 16 116 tons, dry.. 46 940 34 831 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 15 acres.. 58 86 @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.