1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREENE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 835 903 Land in farms ..................acres.. 184 280 195 070 Average size of farm .......acres.. 221 216 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 403 208 316 384 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 854 1 446 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 032 44 145 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 105 122 10 to 49 acres ...................... 215 201 50 to 179 acres ..................... 256 284 180 to 499 acres .................... 157 187 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 775 835 acres.. 161 841 169 954 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 709 773 acres.. 146 163 136 062 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 21 acres.. 513 711 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 295 48 584 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 431 53 803 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 346 31 824 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 949 16 760 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 159 181 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 108 126 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 153 158 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 87 119 $100,000 or more .................... 130 115 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 262 38 571 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 416 42 667 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 835 904 $1,000.. 7 782 9 729 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 320 10 763 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 445 496 Other ............................... 390 407 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 410 469 200 days or more ................... 308 327 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 301 336 number.. 12 471 13 095 Beef cows ..................farms.. 204 242 number.. 3 642 4 534 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 27 number.. 950 833 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 286 353 number.. 6 941 9 042 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 130 171 number.. 40 431 58 362 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 132 189 number.. 73 073 91 336 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 64 89 number.. 2 688 2 755 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 47 53 number.. 1 814 2 140 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 8 number.. 933 1 428 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 470 561 acres.. 69 421 63 721 bushels.. 10 202 333 8 205 753 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 41 36 acres.. 847 814 tons, green.. 16 050 13 624 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 229 257 acres.. 8 323 7 428 bushels.. 404 595 423 848 Oats for grain................farms.. 31 34 acres.. 501 358 bushels.. 34 787 21 252 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 433 483 acres.. 59 958 54 479 bushels.. 2 590 974 2 074 433 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 305 355 acres.. 8 085 8 165 tons, dry.. 21 818 21 093 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 39 26 acres.. 414 431 @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. .