1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 603 668 Land in farms ..................acres.. 126 195 126 571 Average size of farm .......acres.. 209 189 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 560 116 356 Average per acre .........dollars.. 762 623 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 926 23 355 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 94 50 to 179 acres ..................... 295 349 180 to 499 acres .................... 161 165 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 570 637 acres.. 62 475 64 286 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 534 602 acres.. 36 558 36 267 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 6 acres.. 68 8 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 023 10 021 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 281 15 002 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 389 1 734 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 635 8 287 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 199 251 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 116 128 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 54 $100,000 or more .................... 20 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 400 8 867 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 930 13 273 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 603 668 $1,000.. 2 436 934 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 040 1 398 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 285 325 Other ............................... 318 343 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 328 360 200 days or more ................... 228 262 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 468 534 number.. 19 085 18 813 Beef cows ..................farms.. 354 383 number.. 7 441 6 656 Milk cows ..................farms.. 101 137 number.. 3 102 3 622 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 430 489 number.. 9 193 9 316 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 47 number.. 1 145 1 208 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 35 number.. 1 616 2 665 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 45 number.. 2 701 4 545 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 67 number.. (D) 1 909 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 140 233 acres.. 2 213 3 228 bushels.. 202 824 291 670 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 41 70 acres.. 710 833 tons, green.. 8 935 10 136 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 28 acres.. 252 159 bushels.. 10 316 6 132 Oats for grain................farms.. 72 108 acres.. 680 971 bushels.. 38 846 50 982 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 514 577 acres.. 33 239 30 807 tons, dry.. 63 311 65 427 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 14 acres.. 79 82 @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. .