1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 871 948 Land in farms ..................acres.. 215 796 221 854 Average size of farm .......acres.. 248 234 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 335 457 263 458 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 356 1 151 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 666 45 128 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 79 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 197 227 50 to 179 acres ..................... 285 291 180 to 499 acres .................... 176 251 500 to 999 acres .................... 86 80 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 798 871 acres.. 190 251 194 354 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 751 829 acres.. 170 855 151 459 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 19 acres.. (D) 1 902 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 514 48 991 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 180 51 679 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 919 29 593 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 595 19 398 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 164 159 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 122 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 188 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 105 118 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 102 115 $100,000 or more .................... 166 147 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 301 39 528 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 951 41 696 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 872 948 $1,000.. 11 401 8 249 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 075 8 701 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 428 505 Other ............................... 443 443 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 505 547 200 days or more ................... 356 388 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 324 397 number.. 16 020 20 182 Beef cows ..................farms.. 182 197 number.. 2 622 2 825 Milk cows ..................farms.. 74 103 number.. 3 861 5 376 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 307 371 number.. 8 548 11 186 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 131 133 number.. 22 120 25 800 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 133 149 number.. 42 843 46 777 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 60 77 number.. 1 924 3 071 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 37 number.. 807 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 3 number.. 138 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 551 651 acres.. 85 199 69 550 bushels.. 11 898 816 8 725 983 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 78 102 acres.. 2 902 2 800 tons, green.. 53 886 53 353 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 316 311 acres.. 12 409 9 535 bushels.. 619 789 518 121 Oats for grain................farms.. 44 83 acres.. 420 1 149 bushels.. 26 081 73 550 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 513 590 acres.. 61 742 56 617 bushels.. 2 624 787 2 051 224 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 347 390 acres.. 9 785 11 657 tons, dry.. 28 001 34 600 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 24 7 acres.. 1 453 (D) @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. .