1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 902 1 014 Land in farms ..................acres.. 138 297 159 519 Average size of farm .......acres.. 153 157 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 307 282 281 547 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 243 1 911 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 158 35 965 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 90 10 to 49 acres ...................... 265 262 50 to 179 acres ..................... 348 414 180 to 499 acres .................... 165 188 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 830 941 acres.. 109 122 125 631 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 754 860 acres.. 88 351 89 658 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 31 acres.. 365 362 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 463 31 125 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 207 30 695 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 547 15 224 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 916 15 901 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 209 272 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 136 130 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 115 177 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 172 169 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 110 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 74 $100,000 or more .................... 97 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 745 24 327 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 760 23 991 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 902 1 014 $1,000.. 6 549 6 488 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 261 6 399 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 425 477 Other ............................... 477 537 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 498 576 200 days or more ................... 368 405 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 462 523 number.. 19 563 18 822 Beef cows ..................farms.. 320 351 number.. 5 055 4 899 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 74 number.. 2 998 3 426 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 435 521 number.. 9 312 11 008 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 149 162 number.. 29 293 31 718 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 153 161 number.. 53 899 48 950 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 60 72 number.. 1 140 1 792 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 59 72 number.. 1 959 3 618 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 150 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 415 515 acres.. 38 633 39 747 bushels.. 5 222 767 4 458 573 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 75 75 acres.. 2 013 2 066 tons, green.. 37 929 33 433 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 216 271 acres.. 7 534 7 315 bushels.. 343 989 361 344 Oats for grain................farms.. 35 37 acres.. 424 386 bushels.. 26 085 25 557 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 366 399 acres.. 27 695 25 951 bushels.. 1 143 540 921 791 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 484 550 acres.. 14 200 15 264 tons, dry.. 36 745 38 613 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 38 25 acres.. 152 237 @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. .