1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OHIO COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 267 283 Land in farms ..................acres.. 32 318 37 230 Average size of farm .......acres.. 121 132 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 652 116 558 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 175 842 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 447 19 042 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 151 145 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 259 272 acres.. 17 930 18 578 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 245 265 acres.. 10 216 9 760 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 6 acres.. 15 10 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 396 2 695 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 465 9 523 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 661 1 401 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 735 1 294 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 66 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 4 $100,000 or more .................... 8 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 526 3 148 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 208 11 124 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 267 283 $1,000.. (D) - 433 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 1 530 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 103 78 Other ............................... 164 205 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 170 208 200 days or more ................... 124 160 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 152 184 number.. 4 574 4 844 Beef cows ..................farms.. 140 167 number.. 2 194 2 345 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 12 number.. 140 154 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 140 169 number.. 2 282 2 272 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 27 number.. 3 042 1 874 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 28 number.. 5 761 3 438 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 53 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 18 number.. (D) 583 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 60 81 acres.. 3 075 2 128 bushels.. 385 578 212 631 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 5 11 acres.. 197 (D) tons, green.. 2 760 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 23 acres.. 305 269 bushels.. 13 628 11 547 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 14 bushels.. 0 520 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 26 acres.. 1 955 871 bushels.. 75 121 30 644 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 156 210 silage.......................farms.. 4 361 6 179 acres.. 7 839 10 857 tons, dry.. 2 1 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) (D) acres.. @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Witheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .