1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 785 870 Land in farms ..................acres.. 227 382 225 711 Average size of farm .......acres.. 290 259 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 447 179 284 049 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 535 1 092 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 229 48 203 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 163 160 50 to 179 acres ..................... 245 280 180 to 499 acres .................... 203 235 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 101 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 756 815 acres.. 204 187 197 207 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 720 778 acres.. 183 578 157 231 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 7 acres.. 20 122 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 606 51 388 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 384 59 066 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 019 32 659 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 587 18 729 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 94 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 144 176 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 110 137 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 120 105 $100,000 or more .................... 159 172 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 345 38 855 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 286 44 712 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 784 869 $1,000.. 12 385 12 049 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 797 13 866 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 447 539 Other ............................... 338 331 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 396 411 200 days or more ................... 274 279 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 202 287 number.. 7 825 11 281 Beef cows ..................farms.. 142 191 number.. 2 833 3 514 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 37 number.. 544 1 314 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 182 278 number.. 3 772 7 097 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 163 191 number.. 72 927 66 708 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 164 209 number.. 111 020 116 754 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 64 number.. 1 627 2 714 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 34 number.. 1 531 3 654 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 525 615 acres.. 89 161 78 299 bushels.. 13 314 274 10 157 033 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 36 37 acres.. 1 012 610 tons, green.. 19 174 12 431 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 269 308 acres.. 11 045 9 629 bushels.. 509 138 546 088 Oats for grain................farms.. 20 34 acres.. 230 548 bushels.. 18 070 38 387 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 547 597 acres.. 79 806 63 401 bushels.. 3 281 243 2 545 174 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 214 275 acres.. 5 061 6 551 tons, dry.. 14 776 17 516 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 20 19 acres.. 149 355 @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. .