1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARDIN COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 896 1 034 Land in farms ..................acres.. 248 400 264 054 Average size of farm .......acres.. 277 255 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 307 852 238 953 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 122 953 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 951 48 535 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 62 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 170 162 50 to 179 acres ..................... 284 371 180 to 499 acres .................... 230 303 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 106 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 843 987 acres.. 228 145 239 234 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 828 968 acres.. 207 711 201 814 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 16 197 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 161 49 211 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 447 47 593 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 235 36 112 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 925 13 099 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 89 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 116 134 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 176 254 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 155 176 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 128 144 $100,000 or more .................... 150 129 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 341 38 970 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 140 37 688 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 896 1 034 $1,000.. 13 604 11 854 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 183 11 464 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 475 629 Other ............................... 421 405 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 506 567 200 days or more ................... 356 392 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 230 263 number.. 10 757 11 459 Beef cows ..................farms.. 65 80 number.. 1 227 1 280 Milk cows ..................farms.. 63 68 number.. 1 669 1 957 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 220 250 number.. 7 382 9 817 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 146 173 number.. 25 295 24 408 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 162 180 number.. 53 186 41 992 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 82 95 number.. 4 509 4 708 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 47 number.. 1 991 4 124 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 9 number.. 680 2 365 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 605 749 acres.. 67 747 59 357 bushels.. 9 159 070 6 896 899 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 57 52 acres.. 1 148 1 068 tons, green.. 22 216 18 623 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 541 575 acres.. 34 945 24 564 bushels.. 1 866 166 1 232 151 Oats for grain................farms.. 105 188 acres.. 1 625 2 868 bushels.. 123 897 206 966 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 698 844 acres.. 97 043 106 298 bushels.. 3 698 123 3 935 679 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 243 267 acres.. 5 981 6 135 tons, dry.. 16 982 16 925 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 10 7 acres.. 556 545 @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. .