1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WOOD COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 015 1 089 Land in farms ..................acres.. 303 986 302 456 Average size of farm .......acres.. 299 278 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 633 489 449 517 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 151 1 635 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 408 58 336 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 69 64 10 to 49 acres ...................... 206 228 50 to 179 acres ..................... 288 355 180 to 499 acres .................... 251 242 500 to 999 acres .................... 133 133 1,000 acres or more ................. 68 67 Total cropland .................farms.. 971 1 032 acres.. 288 322 288 262 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 942 1 017 acres.. 281 220 272 420 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 22 acres.. 232 594 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 96 452 82 649 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 027 75 895 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 87 582 65 481 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 870 17 168 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 115 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 94 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 114 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 174 239 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 159 158 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 157 153 $100,000 or more .................... 273 216 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 65 708 61 416 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 737 56 397 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 518 580 Other ............................... 497 509 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 581 632 200 days or more ................... 417 430 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 153 162 number.. 4 791 6 628 Beef cows ..................farms.. 60 41 number.. 571 523 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 15 number.. 631 558 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 142 146 number.. 3 700 6 149 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 64 91 number.. 10 658 13 392 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 62 106 number.. 24 968 29 915 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 43 number.. 1 342 1 683 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 26 number.. 804 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 10 number.. 90 1 297 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 694 810 acres.. 87 189 93 277 bushels.. 12 065 974 12 615 045 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 30 31 acres.. 740 1 019 tons, green.. 9 229 21 320 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 673 709 acres.. 55 779 48 627 bushels.. 3 536 895 2 677 925 Oats for grain................farms.. 33 52 acres.. 551 908 bushels.. 32 721 67 411 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 803 882 acres.. 129 727 119 876 bushels.. 5 686 680 4 746 713 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 184 210 acres.. 5 621 4 677 tons, dry.. 15 873 14 395 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 46 50 acres.. 2 864 2 916 @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.