1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 AUGLAIZE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 997 1 119 Land in farms ..................acres.. 205 105 216 855 Average size of farm .......acres.. 206 194 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 307 232 251 748 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 618 1 318 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 835 52 189 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 89 108 10 to 49 acres ...................... 177 192 50 to 179 acres ..................... 369 429 180 to 499 acres .................... 267 296 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 926 1 034 acres.. 188 648 194 524 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 900 1 014 acres.. 173 995 167 133 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 8 acres.. 706 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 68 407 63 182 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 613 56 463 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 332 29 218 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 076 33 964 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 113 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 97 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 111 137 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 225 271 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 121 145 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 146 165 $100,000 or more .................... 209 191 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 890 46 636 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 053 41 640 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 997 1 120 $1,000.. 14 522 16 823 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 566 15 020 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 483 581 Other ............................... 514 538 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 602 675 200 days or more ................... 467 500 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 336 406 number.. 23 881 24 873 Beef cows ..................farms.. 56 57 number.. 792 871 Milk cows ..................farms.. 145 195 number.. 7 351 8 905 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 328 393 number.. 13 290 12 811 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 148 208 number.. 41 805 47 653 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 163 217 number.. 87 241 84 393 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 59 95 number.. 1 800 3 220 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 29 number.. 424 452 271 972 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 1 565 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 706 793 acres.. 57 707 48 484 bushels.. 7 470 577 6 064 816 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 163 151 acres.. 4 216 3 174 tons, green.. 74 449 58 725 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 570 641 acres.. 25 242 20 340 bushels.. 1 260 865 1 071 680 Oats for grain................farms.. 122 279 acres.. 1 784 4 074 bushels.. 138 430 291 868 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 786 868 acres.. 75 147 79 290 bushels.. 2 819 262 3 001 838 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 352 422 acres.. 13 569 15 208 tons, dry.. 43 594 52 782 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 47 @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. .