1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WARREN COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 741 792 Land in farms ..................acres.. 118 430 129 416 Average size of farm .......acres.. 160 163 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 553 790 484 257 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 858 2 951 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 159 46 152 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 61 10 to 49 acres ...................... 297 309 50 to 179 acres ..................... 238 269 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 93 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 657 729 acres.. 94 343 102 467 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 563 652 acres.. 82 454 83 692 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 37 acres.. 232 463 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 781 31 932 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 589 40 318 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 389 23 596 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 392 8 336 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 241 199 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 122 159 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 95 120 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 126 139 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 42 $100,000 or more .................... 73 73 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 464 28 697 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 762 36 279 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 291 347 Other ............................... 450 445 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 452 459 200 days or more ................... 347 356 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 236 243 number.. 8 154 10 029 Beef cows ..................farms.. 175 183 number.. 3 163 2 564 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 21 number.. 466 2 062 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 226 230 number.. 4 567 4 306 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 82 number.. 7 266 19 782 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 77 number.. 11 647 24 550 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 53 number.. 652 1 101 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 45 number.. 480 1 580 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 8 number.. 670 970 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 199 300 acres.. 30 065 30 597 bushels.. 3 578 721 4 406 940 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 26 35 acres.. 628 601 tons, green.. 9 682 10 385 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 90 148 acres.. 5 199 6 605 bushels.. 280 695 301 583 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 16 acres.. 544 207 bushels.. 31 263 11 319 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 233 326 acres.. 38 828 39 584 bushels.. 1 532 323 1 521 511 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 298 281 acres.. 7 657 6 359 tons, dry.. 16 689 16 266 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 40 43 acres.. 318 449 @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.