1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GALLIA COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 797 885 Land in farms ..................acres.. 109 820 116 735 Average size of farm .......acres.. 138 132 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 192 88 805 Average per acre .........dollars.. 870 652 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 858 19 240 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 64 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 136 173 50 to 179 acres ..................... 398 454 180 to 499 acres .................... 181 170 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 759 845 acres.. 51 453 46 851 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 700 788 acres.. 25 260 22 384 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 11 acres.. 8 109 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 763 9 381 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 269 10 600 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 635 2 340 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 128 7 040 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 212 414 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 190 166 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 156 155 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 132 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 19 $100,000 or more .................... 29 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 455 7 789 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 391 8 801 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 796 885 $1,000.. 1 863 54 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 341 61 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 316 315 Other ............................... 481 570 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 489 582 200 days or more ................... 349 392 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 507 538 number.. 18 118 17 916 Beef cows ..................farms.. 448 421 number.. 7 971 7 088 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 68 number.. 1 764 2 004 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 456 498 number.. 9 289 8 989 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 58 number.. 2 936 4 087 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 45 number.. 4 110 6 607 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 19 number.. 378 496 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 73 number.. 746 1 887 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 165 217 acres.. 3 978 3 631 bushels.. 454 622 230 003 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 65 60 acres.. 1 645 1 407 tons, green.. 27 028 17 699 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 37 23 acres.. 706 339 bushels.. 27 437 12 152 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 10 acres.. 46 85 bushels.. 3 080 2 848 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 26 11 acres.. 1 373 504 bushels.. 48 961 12 633 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 492 547 acres.. 17 125 15 917 tons, dry.. 36 082 25 217 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 15 acres.. 42 39 @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. .