1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 900 864 Land in farms ..................acres.. 146 504 139 655 Average size of farm .......acres.. 163 162 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 214 087 139 815 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 406 933 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 118 30 227 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 138 130 50 to 179 acres ..................... 465 453 180 to 499 acres .................... 223 219 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 829 806 acres.. 72 096 70 255 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 770 746 acres.. 42 236 38 381 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 30 acres.. 423 355 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 428 19 152 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 698 22 167 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 524 5 406 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 904 13 746 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 294 260 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 194 170 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 147 175 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 122 126 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 36 $100,000 or more .................... 43 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 372 15 244 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 259 17 664 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 349 364 Other ............................... 551 500 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 571 528 200 days or more ................... 413 408 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 643 628 number.. 24 783 24 166 Beef cows ..................farms.. 524 518 number.. 8 464 7 990 Milk cows ..................farms.. 51 60 number.. 3 061 2 647 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 610 589 number.. 11 786 15 074 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 63 90 number.. 8 289 11 868 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 90 number.. 12 401 24 002 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 40 number.. 2 362 1 683 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 44 52 number.. 1 739 2 170 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 300 305 acres.. 10 690 10 209 bushels.. 1 261 046 1 248 013 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 80 76 acres.. 1 520 1 354 tons, green.. 25 055 24 072 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 104 118 acres.. 1 850 2 050 bushels.. 74 400 79 425 Oats for grain................farms.. 28 43 acres.. 280 309 bushels.. 12 624 14 271 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 90 65 acres.. 4 478 2 736 bushels.. 201 678 109 984 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 673 666 acres.. 23 755 22 607 tons, dry.. 50 833 49 107 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 35 36 acres.. 740 639 @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.