1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ATHENS COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 501 564 Land in farms ..................acres.. 80 507 92 708 Average size of farm .......acres.. 161 164 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 057 108 585 Average per acre .........dollars.. 784 659 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 772 19 173 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 94 50 to 179 acres ..................... 258 301 180 to 499 acres .................... 123 121 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 467 520 acres.. 40 005 39 046 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 425 478 acres.. 19 008 20 295 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 8 acres.. 16 181 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 801 4 907 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 579 8 701 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 324 1 073 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 477 3 835 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 224 280 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 114 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 14 $100,000 or more .................... 15 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 910 4 601 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 797 8 157 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 501 564 $1,000.. (D) - 236 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 419 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 195 220 Other ............................... 306 344 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 303 376 200 days or more ................... 212 271 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 334 398 number.. 9 907 10 304 Beef cows ..................farms.. 274 337 number.. 3 740 4 451 Milk cows ..................farms.. 55 46 number.. 1 697 1 438 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 296 359 number.. 4 136 4 592 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 31 number.. 581 911 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 33 number.. 3 458 1 770 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 44 number.. 1 197 1 734 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 49 number.. 2 649 1 339 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 95 129 acres.. 2 384 3 891 bushels.. 233 560 302 679 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 35 47 acres.. 1 146 1 307 tons, green.. 13 931 20 695 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 15 acres.. 274 293 bushels.. 10 024 11 830 Oats for grain................farms.. 10 23 acres.. 163 160 bushels.. 5 875 7 327 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 9 acres.. 499 360 bushels.. 11 238 11 622 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 393 448 acres.. 15 071 14 508 tons, dry.. 29 311 25 341 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 13 11 acres.. 27 28 @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. .