1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CRAWFORD COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 766 877 Land in farms ..................acres.. 223 216 222 057 Average size of farm .......acres.. 291 253 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 368 722 271 383 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 270 1 059 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 995 59 938 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 126 148 50 to 179 acres ..................... 264 299 180 to 499 acres .................... 195 239 500 to 999 acres .................... 86 80 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 727 825 acres.. 204 150 200 895 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 708 806 acres.. 189 599 172 671 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 9 acres.. 6 51 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 663 49 750 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 667 56 728 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 994 34 200 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 668 15 550 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 71 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 118 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 182 197 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 115 144 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 109 119 $100,000 or more .................... 159 138 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 581 41 976 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 506 47 809 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 766 878 $1,000.. 10 536 8 860 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 755 10 091 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 411 494 Other ............................... 355 383 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 456 498 200 days or more ................... 321 352 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 236 263 number.. 12 710 12 041 Beef cows ..................farms.. 68 76 number.. 1 080 1 147 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 41 number.. 2 011 1 990 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 235 264 number.. 8 574 9 243 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 132 189 number.. 27 662 28 395 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 146 191 number.. 56 741 50 860 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 72 101 number.. 3 402 4 409 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 49 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 705 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 562 669 acres.. 67 344 55 997 bushels.. 9 009 889 7 344 914 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 58 52 acres.. 1 626 1 016 tons, green.. 25 772 17 650 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 526 567 acres.. 30 641 22 663 bushels.. 1 688 391 1 175 073 Oats for grain................farms.. 86 200 acres.. 1 049 2 976 bushels.. 75 064 242 568 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 602 717 acres.. 84 467 86 190 bushels.. 3 291 855 3 528 372 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 235 247 acres.. 5 872 5 675 tons, dry.. 15 320 18 355 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 11 acres.. 72 89 @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. .