1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLARK COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 732 812 Land in farms ..................acres.. 179 280 193 669 Average size of farm .......acres.. 245 239 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 410 010 286 298 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 603 1 233 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 277 50 371 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 79 83 10 to 49 acres ...................... 216 212 50 to 179 acres ..................... 206 245 180 to 499 acres .................... 116 154 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 689 747 acres.. 162 936 171 021 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 639 679 acres.. 145 622 136 297 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 21 acres.. 1 743 1 727 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 298 77 154 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 839 95 017 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 897 37 375 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 401 39 779 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 135 163 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 105 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 102 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 130 152 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 89 $100,000 or more .................... 139 127 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 091 67 916 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 529 83 641 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 732 812 $1,000.. 12 389 9 951 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 925 12 255 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 317 410 Other ............................... 415 402 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 441 459 200 days or more ................... 338 339 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 289 353 number.. 18 367 28 324 Beef cows ..................farms.. 173 212 number.. 3 603 3 600 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 30 number.. 969 1 588 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 275 354 number.. 15 818 47 129 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 84 120 number.. 17 628 27 178 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 95 132 number.. 33 635 48 403 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 64 number.. 928 1 666 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 45 number.. (D) 8 517 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. 78 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 404 494 acres.. 65 699 58 618 bushels.. 9 841 579 7 068 567 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 52 61 acres.. 1 697 2 300 tons, green.. 31 661 47 963 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 195 223 acres.. 8 734 6 863 bushels.. 451 838 386 070 Oats for grain................farms.. 29 31 acres.. 221 478 bushels.. 15 141 27 695 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 380 482 acres.. 62 011 60 285 bushels.. 2 720 551 2 154 847 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 299 314 acres.. 6 899 7 490 tons, dry.. 19 256 21 637 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 21 24 acres.. 201 256 @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. .