1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLERMONT COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 821 951 Land in farms ..................acres.. 99 214 115 999 Average size of farm .......acres.. 121 122 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 264 206 203 414 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 475 1 497 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 231 28 784 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 95 100 10 to 49 acres ...................... 296 313 50 to 179 acres ..................... 312 395 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 98 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 774 897 acres.. 75 617 87 811 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 697 804 acres.. 57 781 61 861 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 32 acres.. 92 109 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 347 16 804 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 347 17 670 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 040 12 738 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 307 4 066 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 238 340 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 144 166 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 143 178 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 164 142 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 39 $100,000 or more .................... 40 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 986 13 309 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 994 14 009 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 823 950 $1,000.. 2 351 3 054 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 857 3 214 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 317 346 Other ............................... 504 605 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 498 601 200 days or more ................... 363 459 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 294 365 number.. 7 301 8 744 Beef cows ..................farms.. 241 295 number.. 3 102 3 836 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 45 number.. 678 1 067 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 251 334 number.. 2 935 4 414 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 56 number.. 3 033 3 762 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 45 number.. 6 256 5 842 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 19 number.. (D) 303 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 43 61 number.. 1 565 1 989 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 4 number.. 548 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 216 279 acres.. 16 906 15 555 bushels.. 2 363 920 1 792 820 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 9 16 acres.. 146 382 tons, green.. 2 316 6 552 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 51 66 acres.. 1 565 1 216 bushels.. 66 554 51 644 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 69 bushels.. (D) 2 110 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 210 281 acres.. 31 648 36 796 bushels.. 1 110 419 1 214 000 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 354 383 acres.. 7 697 8 121 tons, dry.. 13 855 15 253 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 28 27 acres.. 294 317 @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. .