1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHELBY COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 991 971 Land in farms ..................acres.. 201 998 203 498 Average size of farm .......acres.. 204 210 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 491 120 348 648 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 328 1 674 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 421 58 664 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 81 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 194 165 50 to 179 acres ..................... 360 367 180 to 499 acres .................... 254 263 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 921 919 acres.. 181 199 184 258 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 847 884 acres.. 172 053 169 437 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 4 acres.. 13 11 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 798 61 659 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 451 63 501 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 185 31 404 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 614 30 255 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 152 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 180 241 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 156 160 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 127 140 $100,000 or more .................... 226 180 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 954 46 745 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 453 48 141 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 432 488 Other ............................... 559 483 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 620 592 200 days or more ................... 480 453 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 314 333 number.. 22 107 21 208 Beef cows ..................farms.. 66 67 number.. 788 836 Milk cows ..................farms.. 110 137 number.. 7 198 7 325 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 298 323 number.. 11 104 9 519 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 117 174 number.. 39 805 41 442 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 127 193 number.. 86 661 91 814 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 49 number.. 1 684 2 271 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 26 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 115 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 653 694 acres.. 61 902 58 819 bushels.. 7 992 387 7 938 157 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 122 146 acres.. 4 772 4 518 tons, green.. 85 678 89 247 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 447 533 acres.. 18 454 21 546 bushels.. 1 008 887 1 035 263 Oats for grain................farms.. 81 127 acres.. 1 116 1 975 bushels.. 95 620 165 501 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 681 742 acres.. 77 236 72 419 bushels.. 3 418 915 2 951 058 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 324 347 acres.. 11 624 13 408 tons, dry.. 32 716 40 567 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 5 acres.. 18 39 @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.