1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DEFIANCE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 830 987 Land in farms ..................acres.. 196 759 206 905 Average size of farm .......acres.. 237 210 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 272 184 241 246 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 165 1 143 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 228 40 414 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 141 164 50 to 179 acres ..................... 326 404 180 to 499 acres .................... 215 271 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 802 959 acres.. 175 541 182 950 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 774 939 acres.. 161 069 154 082 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 12 acres.. 44 167 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 647 33 860 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 767 34 306 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 027 19 002 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 620 14 858 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 128 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 134 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 125 175 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 195 271 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 144 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 93 97 $100,000 or more .................... 97 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 831 26 661 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 941 27 039 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 830 986 $1,000.. 10 240 6 587 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 337 6 680 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 384 423 Other ............................... 446 564 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 516 640 200 days or more ................... 384 507 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 118 169 number.. 9 092 10 141 Beef cows ..................farms.. 31 43 number.. 295 526 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 60 number.. 1 826 2 177 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 110 149 number.. 8 614 10 855 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 97 110 number.. 24 737 27 103 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 99 121 number.. 50 275 43 645 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 43 number.. 868 820 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 38 number.. 582 31 149 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 455 596 acres.. 35 746 29 394 bushels.. 4 484 241 2 364 610 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 39 55 acres.. 1 656 1 714 tons, green.. 29 080 26 738 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 564 612 acres.. 31 204 22 895 bushels.. 1 234 897 1 018 019 Oats for grain................farms.. 55 263 acres.. 778 5 117 bushels.. 53 782 319 774 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 710 856 acres.. 87 790 89 528 bushels.. 2 823 672 2 301 766 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 183 229 acres.. 5 577 5 997 tons, dry.. 15 957 14 771 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 12 acres.. 59 301 @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. .