1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 601 1 582 Land in farms ..................acres.. 240 905 246 938 Average size of farm .......acres.. 150 156 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 402 208 274 657 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 807 1 823 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 388 57 872 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 200 175 10 to 49 acres ...................... 368 347 50 to 179 acres ..................... 638 642 180 to 499 acres .................... 302 327 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 411 1 421 acres.. 195 298 202 073 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 305 1 338 acres.. 172 504 172 716 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 22 acres.. 677 213 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 155 757 138 969 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 287 87 844 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 451 24 783 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 121 306 114 185 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 256 228 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 143 152 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 162 162 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 266 279 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 235 192 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 141 155 $100,000 or more .................... 398 414 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 123 554 115 851 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 222 73 277 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 940 982 Other ............................... 661 600 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 856 740 200 days or more ................... 544 522 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 017 1 050 number.. 82 477 85 799 Beef cows ..................farms.. 272 215 number.. 4 835 3 567 Milk cows ..................farms.. 527 635 number.. 30 349 31 879 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 973 1 006 number.. 51 298 55 588 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 221 318 number.. 50 217 60 777 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 233 341 number.. 135 158 131 159 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 116 118 number.. 4 480 3 436 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 153 212 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 40 41 number.. 10 962 756 3 482 269 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 917 1 016 acres.. 62 333 65 068 bushels.. 7 124 091 8 585 525 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 508 569 acres.. 18 877 15 471 tons, green.. 309 431 275 483 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 401 505 acres.. 9 634 13 213 bushels.. 472 923 715 280 Oats for grain................farms.. 477 571 acres.. 7 708 9 387 bushels.. 556 943 724 189 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 480 370 acres.. 35 523 23 133 bushels.. 1 490 693 914 949 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 976 1 066 acres.. 43 876 52 006 tons, dry.. 116 902 157 428 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 75 54 acres.. 521 272 @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.