1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BROWN COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 493 1 605 Land in farms ..................acres.. 202 188 215 624 Average size of farm .......acres.. 135 134 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 157 271 141 297 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 160 1 036 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 065 27 569 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 169 149 10 to 49 acres ...................... 360 360 50 to 179 acres ..................... 645 734 180 to 499 acres .................... 261 305 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 452 1 565 acres.. 148 293 152 690 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 388 1 505 acres.. 104 122 96 560 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 7 acres.. 41 31 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 754 25 829 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 278 16 093 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 689 17 297 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 065 8 532 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 231 381 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 207 303 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 300 311 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 407 337 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 192 151 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 94 89 $100,000 or more .................... 62 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 025 24 159 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 762 15 052 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 493 1 605 $1,000.. 11 152 2 556 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 470 1 592 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 652 726 Other ............................... 841 879 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 863 955 200 days or more ................... 601 663 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 609 703 number.. 19 357 20 450 Beef cows ..................farms.. 476 529 number.. 7 737 7 703 Milk cows ..................farms.. 62 90 number.. 2 017 2 340 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 557 658 number.. 7 718 10 710 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 85 109 number.. 5 808 8 956 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 78 103 number.. 9 206 14 594 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 51 number.. 1 481 1 205 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 57 88 number.. 2 450 2 584 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 435 647 acres.. 27 524 28 072 bushels.. 3 451 775 2 585 713 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 37 55 acres.. 1 207 943 tons, green.. 22 836 13 837 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 167 216 acres.. 4 514 3 606 bushels.. 171 986 154 099 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 22 acres.. 84 165 bushels.. 4 950 4 914 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 557 579 acres.. 54 727 45 744 bushels.. 1 913 990 1 290 029 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 555 667 acres.. 15 769 17 673 tons, dry.. 33 271 32 634 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 26 24 acres.. 204 58 @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. .