1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 849 902 Land in farms ..................acres.. 134 506 138 297 Average size of farm .......acres.. 158 153 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 517 084 307 282 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 024 2 243 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 939 46 158 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 278 265 50 to 179 acres ..................... 307 348 180 to 499 acres .................... 140 165 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 778 830 acres.. 107 613 109 122 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 686 754 acres.. 90 330 88 351 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 28 acres.. 159 365 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 032 34 463 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 262 38 207 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 503 18 547 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 529 15 916 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 227 209 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 133 136 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 124 115 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 139 172 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 82 $100,000 or more .................... 99 97 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 820 27 745 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 123 30 760 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 371 425 Other ............................... 478 477 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 488 498 200 days or more ................... 354 368 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 442 462 number.. 20 935 19 563 Beef cows ..................farms.. 328 320 number.. 7 800 5 055 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 49 number.. 2 490 2 998 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 414 435 number.. 9 455 9 312 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 66 149 number.. 14 231 29 293 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 68 153 number.. 26 883 53 899 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 60 number.. 797 1 140 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 35 59 number.. (D) 1 959 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 313 415 acres.. 34 453 38 633 bushels.. 3 596 832 5 222 767 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 78 75 acres.. 2 436 2 013 tons, green.. 33 210 37 929 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 164 216 acres.. 7 421 7 534 bushels.. 330 211 343 989 Oats for grain................farms.. 17 35 acres.. 215 424 bushels.. 11 938 26 085 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 282 366 acres.. 33 080 27 695 bushels.. 1 235 723 1 143 540 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 456 484 acres.. 14 582 14 200 tons, dry.. 34 146 36 745 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 25 38 acres.. 127 152 @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.