1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ADAMS COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 354 1 412 Land in farms ..................acres.. 196 365 214 863 Average size of farm .......acres.. 145 152 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 635 114 081 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 097 717 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 000 22 450 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 145 136 10 to 49 acres ...................... 267 253 50 to 179 acres ..................... 581 657 180 to 499 acres .................... 304 293 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 313 1 364 acres.. 114 178 120 902 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 243 1 307 acres.. 56 938 60 892 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 11 acres.. 139 55 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 236 22 947 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 377 16 252 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 510 8 209 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 726 14 738 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 278 388 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 217 270 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 276 309 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 308 209 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 132 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 95 95 $100,000 or more .................... 48 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 091 18 323 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 622 12 977 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 354 1 412 $1,000.. 7 744 4 387 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 719 3 107 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 603 689 Other ............................... 751 723 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 788 801 200 days or more ................... 523 477 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 733 820 number.. 28 267 29 988 Beef cows ..................farms.. 588 625 number.. 11 845 10 914 Milk cows ..................farms.. 106 158 number.. 3 454 5 070 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 691 795 number.. 13 000 14 440 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 122 165 number.. 15 473 19 176 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 132 165 number.. 31 474 34 542 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 50 number.. 1 406 1 402 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 61 119 number.. 7 327 3 391 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 456 677 acres.. 15 792 19 356 bushels.. 1 702 270 1 406 985 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 59 69 acres.. 1 154 1 449 tons, green.. 20 226 21 800 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 180 221 acres.. 3 716 4 288 bushels.. 122 617 151 846 Oats for grain................farms.. 20 39 acres.. 276 246 bushels.. 12 438 9 902 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 205 201 acres.. 8 347 6 871 bushels.. 278 858 156 341 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 719 809 acres.. 26 896 28 118 tons, dry.. 57 760 52 591 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 16 11 acres.. 33 119 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld 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. .