1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCIOTO COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 630 607 Land in farms ..................acres.. 102 981 95 704 Average size of farm .......acres.. 163 158 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 218 310 172 853 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 318 1 156 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 189 39 069 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 152 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 281 280 180 to 499 acres .................... 135 137 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 578 561 acres.. 58 539 52 781 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 504 510 acres.. 38 722 32 519 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 12 acres.. 26 111 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 937 16 259 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 123 26 786 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 631 6 615 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 306 9 645 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 241 182 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 112 124 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 118 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 89 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 26 $100,000 or more .................... 29 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 425 13 857 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 135 22 829 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 221 244 Other ............................... 409 363 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 384 363 200 days or more ................... 263 244 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 374 369 number.. 11 469 11 690 Beef cows ..................farms.. 319 306 number.. 5 023 4 991 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 22 number.. 506 971 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 352 336 number.. 6 121 4 542 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 45 number.. 486 1 377 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 43 number.. 669 2 411 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 11 number.. 99 224 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 35 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 152 197 acres.. 10 055 9 096 bushels.. 1 135 516 1 008 203 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 29 47 acres.. 550 774 tons, green.. 8 832 14 217 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 28 44 acres.. 1 589 1 400 bushels.. 78 338 57 302 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 2 acres.. 74 (D) bushels.. 1 937 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 82 85 acres.. 13 672 10 662 bushels.. 512 961 355 437 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 380 361 acres.. 12 721 10 609 tons, dry.. 26 620 21 260 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 26 27 acres.. 221 366 @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.