1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARRISON COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 393 465 Land in farms ..................acres.. 113 329 118 939 Average size of farm .......acres.. 288 256 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 419 146 060 Average per acre .........dollars.. 601 567 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 556 25 162 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 172 233 180 to 499 acres .................... 113 122 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 367 427 acres.. 47 850 49 663 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 350 407 acres.. 29 753 29 159 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 393 8 459 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 357 18 191 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 521 1 217 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 872 7 242 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 135 161 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 17 $100,000 or more .................... 15 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 388 7 049 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 848 15 160 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 392 465 $1,000.. 1 236 1 139 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 153 2 449 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 196 217 Other ............................... 197 248 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 210 255 200 days or more ................... 155 185 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 295 351 number.. 14 016 16 399 Beef cows ..................farms.. 240 269 number.. 6 100 6 482 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 71 number.. 2 126 2 367 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 265 325 number.. 6 607 8 299 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 58 number.. 1 097 1 591 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 44 number.. 2 519 3 195 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 59 85 number.. 6 674 6 753 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 55 number.. 741 1 776 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 133 168 acres.. 4 686 4 714 bushels.. 496 148 463 473 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 28 38 acres.. 903 955 tons, green.. 15 148 15 336 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 31 acres.. 154 413 bushels.. 6 929 19 656 Oats for grain................farms.. 63 102 acres.. 947 1 382 bushels.. 50 654 82 452 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 13 acres.. 594 691 bushels.. 16 964 23 980 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 342 387 acres.. 23 123 21 388 tons, dry.. 51 327 52 545 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 7 acres.. 20 12 @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. .