1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FULTON COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 847 1 043 Land in farms ..................acres.. 205 633 219 992 Average size of farm .......acres.. 243 211 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 440 735 316 824 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 809 1 460 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 112 59 558 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 88 135 10 to 49 acres ...................... 153 196 50 to 179 acres ..................... 274 317 180 to 499 acres .................... 219 274 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 105 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 783 945 acres.. 191 867 204 044 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 762 915 acres.. 182 114 177 987 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 18 acres.. 1 021 1 405 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 83 426 79 584 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 496 76 303 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 306 36 854 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 120 42 731 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 165 231 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 132 151 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 119 162 $100,000 or more .................... 214 221 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 70 549 67 713 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 195 64 921 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 848 1 043 $1,000.. 12 593 11 398 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 850 10 929 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 455 573 Other ............................... 392 470 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 492 594 200 days or more ................... 341 416 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 198 241 number.. 21 410 22 902 Beef cows ..................farms.. 43 40 number.. 394 547 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 49 number.. 1 653 1 927 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 198 244 number.. 25 735 29 452 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 162 274 number.. 81 100 99 969 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 173 294 number.. 159 603 180 421 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 57 number.. 931 1 112 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 47 number.. (D) 116 609 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 13 number.. 1 876 3 007 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 615 743 acres.. 83 633 80 180 bushels.. 11 381 465 8 567 272 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 84 94 acres.. 3 860 3 593 tons, green.. 70 943 59 571 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 338 361 acres.. 11 589 10 448 bushels.. 656 345 559 842 Oats for grain................farms.. 23 76 acres.. 270 994 bushels.. 20 097 71 268 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 629 751 acres.. 77 518 76 951 bushels.. 3 000 813 3 066 297 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 149 172 acres.. 4 242 4 402 tons, dry.. 13 135 12 078 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 29 31 acres.. 2 220 1 681 @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. .