1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALLEN COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 978 1 148 Land in farms ..................acres.. 194 022 201 190 Average size of farm .......acres.. 198 175 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 316 927 267 510 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 588 1 504 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 972 39 621 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 87 93 10 to 49 acres ...................... 201 257 50 to 179 acres ..................... 368 449 180 to 499 acres .................... 210 249 500 to 999 acres .................... 92 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 918 1 081 acres.. 178 035 181 889 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 903 1 061 acres.. 168 177 158 826 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 7 acres.. 179 54 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 986 48 290 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 155 42 065 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 027 31 205 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 959 17 085 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 127 126 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 121 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 118 185 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 225 293 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 168 166 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 109 127 $100,000 or more .................... 158 130 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 799 36 730 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 694 31 995 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 978 1 148 $1,000.. 11 786 10 639 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 051 9 268 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 446 514 Other ............................... 532 634 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 618 753 200 days or more ................... 475 584 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 164 213 number.. 6 670 8 210 Beef cows ..................farms.. 44 57 number.. 525 663 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 38 number.. 1 129 1 287 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 138 201 number.. 4 217 5 828 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 133 156 number.. 47 984 46 343 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 141 162 number.. 88 583 87 025 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 69 number.. 1 651 3 254 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 34 number.. (D) 179 554 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 11 number.. 376 15 746 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 695 791 acres.. 60 755 50 611 bushels.. 8 293 660 6 655 505 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 28 32 acres.. 916 761 tons, green.. 14 803 14 446 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 616 605 acres.. 25 505 17 822 bushels.. 1 241 679 955 466 Oats for grain................farms.. 70 147 acres.. 741 1 912 bushels.. 52 916 136 648 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 774 952 acres.. 79 361 84 061 bushels.. 3 061 570 3 305 076 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 175 240 acres.. 3 300 5 235 tons, dry.. 9 841 14 096 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 11 acres.. 414 226 @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. .