1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 920 922 Land in farms ..................acres.. 141 358 148 479 Average size of farm .......acres.. 154 161 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 308 350 207 255 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 939 1 284 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 149 41 240 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 75 75 10 to 49 acres ...................... 184 162 50 to 179 acres ..................... 439 433 180 to 499 acres .................... 173 194 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 846 850 acres.. 90 194 96 434 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 780 791 acres.. 63 674 66 764 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 12 acres.. 97 162 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 229 46 253 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 119 50 165 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 503 9 310 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 727 36 943 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 273 229 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 132 129 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 139 136 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 106 148 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 64 $100,000 or more .................... 134 125 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 876 36 252 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 811 39 319 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 431 462 Other ............................... 489 460 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 512 526 200 days or more ................... 386 391 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 588 646 number.. 30 138 32 404 Beef cows ..................farms.. 345 349 number.. 5 157 5 337 Milk cows ..................farms.. 144 206 number.. 9 469 9 940 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 542 614 number.. 12 712 18 937 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 88 141 number.. 10 450 11 418 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 91 137 number.. 25 526 31 643 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 49 number.. 1 734 2 643 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 51 73 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 46 35 number.. 6 619 035 3 003 899 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 368 430 acres.. 18 740 23 018 bushels.. 1 806 472 2 823 835 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 147 172 acres.. 6 238 4 666 tons, green.. 94 795 85 130 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 112 163 acres.. 2 050 2 737 bushels.. 100 119 125 824 Oats for grain................farms.. 162 214 acres.. 1 510 2 523 bushels.. 87 064 164 248 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 66 66 acres.. 6 176 3 571 bushels.. 251 485 126 018 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 670 705 acres.. 31 368 32 726 tons, dry.. 72 474 87 143 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 20 acres.. 70 199 @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.