1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WILLIAMS COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 908 763 Land in farms ..................acres.. 203 201 187 175 Average size of farm .......acres.. 224 245 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 342 144 259 144 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 560 1 021 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 647 48 287 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 187 137 50 to 179 acres ..................... 363 281 180 to 499 acres .................... 213 197 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 68 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 845 722 acres.. 175 237 167 430 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 636 696 acres.. 146 595 148 880 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 8 acres.. (D) 356 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 383 48 072 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 590 63 004 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 434 24 882 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 949 23 190 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 313 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 113 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 162 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 111 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 111 100 $100,000 or more .................... 121 119 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 952 41 018 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 052 53 829 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 358 376 Other ............................... 550 387 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 579 464 200 days or more ................... 441 346 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 175 173 number.. 12 828 13 979 Beef cows ..................farms.. 63 58 number.. 974 780 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 27 number.. 769 1 208 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 160 169 number.. 15 014 19 709 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 70 104 number.. 19 254 26 705 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 71 115 number.. 30 093 61 683 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 35 number.. 1 689 2 510 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 21 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 7 number.. 694 1 460 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 408 492 acres.. 46 369 46 271 bushels.. 5 760 827 5 566 008 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 33 50 acres.. 1 503 2 658 tons, green.. 20 867 40 965 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 376 470 acres.. 21 826 24 104 bushels.. 1 087 710 953 056 Oats for grain................farms.. 32 65 acres.. 527 1 038 bushels.. 37 286 73 405 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 508 595 acres.. 71 497 69 418 bushels.. 2 808 445 2 364 186 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 208 219 acres.. 5 014 6 707 tons, dry.. 13 498 15 306 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 18 acres.. 688 550 @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.