1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 VAN WERT COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 707 790 Land in farms ..................acres.. 237 244 241 787 Average size of farm .......acres.. 336 306 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 718 770 514 020 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 093 1 678 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 291 75 530 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 71 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 107 50 to 179 acres ..................... 200 241 180 to 499 acres .................... 183 200 500 to 999 acres .................... 119 122 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 668 750 acres.. 224 940 227 574 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 652 739 acres.. 221 436 218 100 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 19 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 552 59 603 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 619 75 447 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 62 931 49 774 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 621 9 829 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 56 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 124 158 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 133 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 121 122 $100,000 or more .................... 219 192 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 935 38 548 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 214 48 734 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 404 458 Other ............................... 303 332 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 391 463 200 days or more ................... 250 312 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 90 89 number.. 3 347 3 770 Beef cows ..................farms.. 24 23 number.. 230 240 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 21 number.. 662 819 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 81 87 number.. 2 068 2 673 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 72 number.. 17 474 16 713 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 51 85 number.. 30 366 35 017 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 29 number.. 848 1 060 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 14 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.. 560 617 acres.. 78 184 75 250 bushels.. 10 917 823 10 954 851 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 26 acres.. 460 735 tons, green.. 8 107 14 551 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 356 461 acres.. 22 212 26 008 bushels.. 1 287 700 1 291 596 Oats for grain................farms.. 45 57 acres.. 774 867 bushels.. 61 367 57 120 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 595 683 acres.. 110 874 107 344 bushels.. 4 832 513 4 439 587 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 104 120 acres.. 2 455 2 266 tons, dry.. 6 222 7 233 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 3 acres.. 14 10 @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.