1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ASHLAND COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 953 1 078 Land in farms ..................acres.. 171 129 179 361 Average size of farm .......acres.. 180 166 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 228 174 180 400 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 319 1 092 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 023 43 323 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 174 205 50 to 179 acres ..................... 461 533 180 to 499 acres .................... 201 205 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 68 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 911 1 013 acres.. 134 502 138 610 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 869 958 acres.. 110 503 106 798 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 8 acres.. 93 23 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 579 42 840 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 876 39 740 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 674 12 317 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 905 30 523 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 146 200 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 124 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 148 190 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 211 220 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 137 137 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 79 $100,000 or more .................... 132 128 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 878 33 767 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 787 31 324 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 952 1 078 $1,000.. 8 389 9 634 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 812 8 937 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 507 552 Other ............................... 446 526 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 534 594 200 days or more ................... 376 445 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 488 600 number.. 30 554 32 573 Beef cows ..................farms.. 168 219 number.. 2 252 2 373 Milk cows ..................farms.. 202 243 number.. 10 509 11 434 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 449 568 number.. 16 178 15 527 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 165 189 number.. 27 220 27 577 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 185 200 number.. 51 005 46 527 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 102 131 number.. 6 191 6 033 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 99 132 number.. 19 804 8 059 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 20 number.. 900 6 637 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 619 756 acres.. 40 837 37 792 bushels.. 4 677 978 4 116 372 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 184 171 acres.. 5 929 4 701 tons, green.. 83 089 68 590 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 390 396 acres.. 9 725 7 636 bushels.. 435 587 297 808 Oats for grain................farms.. 301 442 acres.. 4 845 6 932 bushels.. 335 873 462 171 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 399 442 acres.. 25 916 22 937 bushels.. 868 537 888 877 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 623 682 acres.. 25 808 29 614 tons, dry.. 71 079 92 248 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 34 20 acres.. 431 381 @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. .