1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BROWN COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 378 1 493 Land in farms ..................acres.. 195 654 202 188 Average size of farm .......acres.. 142 135 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 268 801 157 271 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 827 1 160 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 833 36 065 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 126 169 10 to 49 acres ...................... 374 360 50 to 179 acres ..................... 587 645 180 to 499 acres .................... 219 261 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 314 1 452 acres.. 144 283 148 293 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 207 1 388 acres.. 106 546 104 122 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 16 acres.. 75 41 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 773 34 754 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 412 23 278 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 884 27 689 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 889 7 065 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 309 231 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 170 207 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 232 300 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 327 407 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 166 192 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 93 94 $100,000 or more .................... 81 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 801 25 025 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 901 16 762 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 581 652 Other ............................... 797 841 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 831 863 200 days or more ................... 600 601 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 608 609 number.. 17 620 19 357 Beef cows ..................farms.. 502 476 number.. 7 950 7 737 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 62 number.. 1 761 2 017 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 567 557 number.. 8 957 7 718 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 85 number.. 2 369 5 808 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 78 number.. 4 328 9 206 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 49 number.. 610 1 481 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 57 number.. (D) 2 450 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 336 435 acres.. 28 547 27 524 bushels.. 2 804 714 3 451 775 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 29 37 acres.. 680 1 207 tons, green.. 8 085 22 836 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 95 167 acres.. 2 790 4 514 bushels.. 113 412 171 986 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 8 acres.. 151 84 bushels.. 6 680 4 950 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 436 557 acres.. 54 803 54 727 bushels.. 1 781 719 1 913 990 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 599 555 acres.. 17 517 15 769 tons, dry.. 36 612 33 271 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 19 26 acres.. 72 204 @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.