1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SANDUSKY COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 795 850 Land in farms ..................acres.. 199 446 202 324 Average size of farm .......acres.. 251 238 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 439 147 350 236 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 824 1 422 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 242 60 585 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 175 131 50 to 179 acres ..................... 249 329 180 to 499 acres .................... 193 206 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 77 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 741 813 acres.. 185 638 188 979 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 710 798 acres.. 177 505 178 471 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 21 acres.. 234 397 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 000 55 026 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 018 64 736 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 56 559 45 974 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 441 9 051 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 106 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 150 197 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 107 151 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 120 112 $100,000 or more .................... 180 139 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 307 45 249 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 688 53 235 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 373 439 Other ............................... 422 411 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 478 482 200 days or more ................... 382 362 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 178 203 number.. 6 913 6 861 Beef cows ..................farms.. 70 75 number.. 1 380 904 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 28 number.. 1 621 1 189 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 165 190 number.. 3 146 4 093 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 73 100 number.. 15 041 17 052 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 82 103 number.. 28 821 33 959 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 34 number.. 687 865 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 35 number.. (D) 1 511 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 10 number.. (D) 1 810 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 516 603 acres.. 57 548 59 541 bushels.. 7 716 421 7 884 125 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 30 40 acres.. 839 960 tons, green.. 12 898 12 952 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 428 481 acres.. 22 013 18 563 bushels.. 1 355 370 1 036 627 Oats for grain................farms.. 39 87 acres.. 580 1 259 bushels.. 42 533 91 076 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 617 684 acres.. 86 702 79 772 bushels.. 3 555 068 2 735 932 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 224 229 acres.. 6 926 5 167 tons, dry.. 21 829 15 228 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 54 73 acres.. 3 930 4 896 @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.