1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GUERNSEY COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 769 860 Land in farms ..................acres.. 127 867 137 708 Average size of farm .......acres.. 166 160 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 130 222 115 148 Average per acre .........dollars.. 815 635 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 003 23 999 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 107 131 50 to 179 acres ..................... 418 460 180 to 499 acres .................... 187 211 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 727 827 acres.. 66 815 68 007 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 690 772 acres.. 37 341 35 215 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 7 acres.. 47 130 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 639 8 940 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 534 10 395 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 265 1 637 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 373 7 303 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 267 328 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 153 174 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 158 148 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 107 131 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 26 $100,000 or more .................... 15 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 890 9 157 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 545 10 648 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 770 860 $1,000.. 972 1 487 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 262 1 729 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 342 363 Other ............................... 427 497 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 454 515 200 days or more ................... 331 385 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 571 661 number.. 21 307 20 936 Beef cows ..................farms.. 477 548 number.. 9 477 9 575 Milk cows ..................farms.. 74 103 number.. 1 892 1 921 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 541 633 number.. 9 894 10 085 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 65 69 number.. 4 468 3 457 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 57 64 number.. 8 533 5 758 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 66 number.. 2 104 3 331 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 59 90 number.. 1 741 12 630 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 209 284 acres.. 5 588 5 302 bushels.. 644 473 530 831 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 57 58 acres.. 788 766 tons, green.. 11 147 11 486 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 29 acres.. 221 227 bushels.. 8 840 8 238 Oats for grain................farms.. 62 92 acres.. 691 850 bushels.. 35 383 40 740 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 18 acres.. 722 405 bushels.. 27 192 14 771 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 656 713 acres.. 29 994 27 951 tons, dry.. 57 661 59 918 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 12 acres.. 24 84 @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. .