1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 484 581 Land in farms ..................acres.. 97 020 121 999 Average size of farm .......acres.. 200 210 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 553 404 379 912 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 574 1 779 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 508 39 625 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 79 94 10 to 49 acres ...................... 139 163 50 to 179 acres ..................... 126 159 180 to 499 acres .................... 89 100 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 442 526 acres.. 89 306 106 980 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 390 481 acres.. 75 524 88 035 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 49 acres.. 352 691 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 589 31 831 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 796 54 786 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 061 26 248 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 528 5 583 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 113 144 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 55 $100,000 or more .................... 75 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 810 27 841 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 858 48 002 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 483 580 $1,000.. 7 320 5 759 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 156 9 929 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 229 283 Other ............................... 255 298 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 265 318 200 days or more ................... 185 236 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 100 127 number.. 4 409 4 988 Beef cows ..................farms.. 47 68 number.. 575 836 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 30 number.. 984 1 048 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 91 114 number.. 2 251 2 795 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 60 number.. 6 180 7 905 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 57 number.. 11 140 11 421 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 29 number.. 517 1 627 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 27 number.. 4 229 3 759 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 206 284 acres.. 28 767 34 319 bushels.. 3 750 662 3 928 260 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 19 20 acres.. 678 941 tons, green.. 11 050 19 485 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 156 157 acres.. 7 394 6 152 bushels.. 380 157 336 118 Oats for grain................farms.. 10 28 acres.. 138 490 bushels.. 6 370 33 255 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 228 308 acres.. 34 620 39 783 bushels.. 1 285 275 1 263 498 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 133 151 acres.. 4 356 4 852 tons, dry.. 11 383 13 304 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 30 27 acres.. 403 503 @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. .