1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 313 350 Land in farms ..................acres.. 28 983 28 318 Average size of farm .......acres.. 93 81 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 302 276 223 120 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 641 3 329 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 706 25 032 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 82 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 130 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 98 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 24 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 265 288 acres.. 18 462 18 749 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 238 259 acres.. 13 540 12 986 Irrigated land .................farms.. 67 64 acres.. 335 676 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 981 13 922 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 058 39 777 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 808 10 441 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 174 3 481 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 140 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 13 $100,000 or more .................... 44 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 851 10 043 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 058 28 612 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 313 351 $1,000.. 2 778 3 232 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 876 9 209 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 151 159 Other ............................... 162 191 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 153 188 200 days or more ................... 112 146 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 103 122 number.. 2 891 2 842 Beef cows ..................farms.. 66 96 number.. 1 061 967 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 8 number.. 364 454 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 96 110 number.. 1 535 1 365 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 20 number.. 686 1 683 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 15 number.. 1 033 2 344 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 10 number.. 131 217 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 26 number.. 783 2 847 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 44 66 acres.. 3 917 4 022 bushels.. 512 189 512 579 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 6 9 acres.. 265 199 tons, green.. 5 310 3 892 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 24 acres.. 613 461 bushels.. 27 395 21 167 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 0 acres.. 28 0 bushels.. 1 182 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 44 40 acres.. 5 284 4 769 bushels.. 220 450 183 079 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 109 127 acres.. 2 245 2 643 tons, dry.. 4 573 5 835 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 33 37 acres.. 656 616 @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. .