1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DARKE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 905 2 067 Land in farms ..................acres.. 335 575 344 624 Average size of farm .......acres.. 176 167 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 325 505 268 263 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 778 1 566 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 853 48 501 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 194 197 10 to 49 acres ...................... 441 460 50 to 179 acres ..................... 701 788 180 to 499 acres .................... 417 471 500 to 999 acres .................... 122 130 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 794 1 941 acres.. 307 930 311 401 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 731 1 873 acres.. 289 331 270 431 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 17 acres.. 78 419 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 199 283 156 742 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 610 75 831 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 065 48 693 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 139 218 108 049 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 194 238 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 191 207 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 235 297 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 404 437 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 275 288 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 221 256 $100,000 or more .................... 385 344 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 162 263 128 218 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 177 62 091 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 905 2 066 $1,000.. 38 295 27 108 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 103 13 121 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 899 1 049 Other ............................... 1 006 1 018 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 152 1 244 200 days or more ................... 888 901 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 553 628 number.. 35 575 34 514 Beef cows ..................farms.. 195 212 number.. 2 210 2 154 Milk cows ..................farms.. 143 195 number.. 8 551 9 645 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 508 595 number.. 20 296 28 699 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 367 432 number.. 114 867 126 332 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 405 459 number.. 247 010 251 551 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 88 101 number.. 2 160 3 068 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 94 110 number.. 7 458 014 5 338 803 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 18 17 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 277 1 406 acres.. 109 361 87 881 bushels.. 16 031 969 10 998 292 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 167 180 acres.. 5 336 5 262 tons, green.. 103 693 97 640 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 790 946 acres.. 25 952 25 501 bushels.. 1 189 265 1 324 233 Oats for grain................farms.. 162 279 acres.. 2 234 3 883 bushels.. 158 008 263 540 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 395 1 562 acres.. 135 112 133 898 bushels.. 5 734 127 5 098 401 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 509 600 acres.. 14 732 16 295 tons, dry.. 47 582 52 561 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 29 30 acres.. 628 1 082 @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. .