1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WYANDOT COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 608 674 Land in farms ..................acres.. 209 012 216 318 Average size of farm .......acres.. 344 321 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 565 793 389 618 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 638 1 205 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 085 60 174 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 102 117 50 to 179 acres ..................... 180 209 180 to 499 acres .................... 147 160 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 92 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 565 640 acres.. 190 879 198 251 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 520 626 acres.. 180 922 185 436 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 4 acres.. 23 11 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 690 49 703 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 753 73 744 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 816 36 911 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 874 12 793 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 90 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 107 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 91 $100,000 or more .................... 172 149 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 769 38 325 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 568 56 947 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 317 378 Other ............................... 291 296 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 362 368 200 days or more ................... 261 270 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 130 145 number.. 5 893 6 010 Beef cows ..................farms.. 48 45 number.. 660 545 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 27 number.. 1 318 1 311 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 115 134 number.. 4 282 4 551 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 72 number.. 38 470 33 766 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 73 number.. 99 310 63 090 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 56 number.. 1 083 2 547 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 24 number.. (D) 539 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 964 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 407 483 acres.. 63 132 60 007 bushels.. 8 123 106 8 112 620 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 31 acres.. 837 1 072 tons, green.. 14 795 15 369 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 377 480 acres.. 30 297 36 388 bushels.. 1 583 268 1 843 208 Oats for grain................farms.. 25 63 acres.. 291 826 bushels.. 24 838 59 253 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 463 563 acres.. 84 232 86 710 bushels.. 3 443 743 3 269 030 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 117 151 acres.. 3 235 4 176 tons, dry.. 10 212 11 816 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 6 acres.. (D) (D) @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.