1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FAIRFIELD COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 058 1 217 Land in farms ..................acres.. 197 736 214 316 Average size of farm .......acres.. 187 176 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 292 888 223 266 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 555 1 232 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 790 37 669 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 84 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 281 354 50 to 179 acres ..................... 395 456 180 to 499 acres .................... 213 233 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 974 1 134 acres.. 164 828 177 538 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 895 1 047 acres.. 138 622 129 283 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 21 acres.. 130 85 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 477 39 188 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 093 32 200 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 524 21 537 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 953 17 651 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 250 277 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 141 208 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 134 196 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 198 208 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 119 113 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 103 108 $100,000 or more .................... 113 107 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 843 31 366 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 846 25 773 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 059 1 217 $1,000.. 7 758 7 707 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 326 6 333 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 516 587 Other ............................... 542 630 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 582 727 200 days or more ................... 410 502 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 490 561 number.. 17 509 19 425 Beef cows ..................farms.. 342 343 number.. 5 169 4 923 Milk cows ..................farms.. 55 85 number.. 1 905 3 061 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 456 543 number.. 9 907 12 088 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 164 192 number.. 25 151 26 682 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 168 187 number.. 55 105 51 168 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 91 115 number.. 2 724 3 195 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 74 96 number.. (D) 20 778 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 3 number.. 2 005 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 625 745 acres.. 68 203 65 038 bushels.. 9 033 303 7 154 622 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 50 53 acres.. 1 657 1 096 tons, green.. 31 048 18 312 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 358 382 acres.. 15 283 11 507 bushels.. 712 910 540 449 Oats for grain................farms.. 82 129 acres.. 912 1 514 bushels.. 44 068 90 635 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 433 507 acres.. 39 892 34 366 bushels.. 1 635 100 1 174 022 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 518 607 acres.. 14 436 16 448 tons, dry.. 35 479 41 655 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 32 26 acres.. 199 181 @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. .