1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COSHOCTON COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 810 884 Land in farms ..................acres.. 161 724 175 689 Average size of farm .......acres.. 200 199 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 204 329 163 535 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 022 788 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 502 37 207 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 121 123 50 to 179 acres ..................... 353 395 180 to 499 acres .................... 243 269 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 752 833 acres.. 98 240 103 752 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 694 772 acres.. 64 664 62 197 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 7 acres.. 359 60 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 888 26 141 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 429 29 572 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 692 7 335 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 196 18 806 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 221 257 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 109 122 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 108 130 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 146 150 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 101 103 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 56 $100,000 or more .................... 63 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 528 22 156 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 046 25 092 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 810 883 $1,000.. 5 011 3 689 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 186 4 177 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 412 444 Other ............................... 398 440 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 453 494 200 days or more ................... 324 335 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 528 623 number.. 22 937 26 194 Beef cows ..................farms.. 318 378 number.. 5 981 6 481 Milk cows ..................farms.. 137 171 number.. 4 642 5 004 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 484 586 number.. 9 388 13 003 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 189 208 number.. 25 625 23 821 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 188 206 number.. 57 453 51 130 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 104 135 number.. 7 540 8 867 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 63 100 number.. 89 593 3 864 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 429 531 acres.. 28 923 28 127 bushels.. 3 819 487 3 330 297 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 134 132 acres.. 2 359 1 839 tons, green.. 41 168 30 322 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 142 168 acres.. 2 905 2 199 bushels.. 132 347 81 480 Oats for grain................farms.. 169 216 acres.. 1 768 2 626 bushels.. 107 465 152 461 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 54 29 acres.. 4 877 1 420 bushels.. 199 641 54 492 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 600 662 acres.. 25 217 27 509 tons, dry.. 66 082 68 539 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 10 acres.. 132 (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. .