1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HENRY COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 955 1 125 Land in farms ..................acres.. 245 049 245 503 Average size of farm .......acres.. 257 218 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 403 913 347 067 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 590 1 611 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 062 50 733 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 147 180 50 to 179 acres ..................... 327 388 180 to 499 acres .................... 301 385 500 to 999 acres .................... 102 96 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 929 1 083 acres.. 232 281 228 698 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 917 1 068 acres.. 223 831 198 527 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 11 acres.. 663 221 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 101 51 796 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 122 46 041 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 476 36 360 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 625 15 436 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 115 158 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 210 290 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 181 205 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 168 179 $100,000 or more .................... 189 118 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 711 38 525 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 770 34 214 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 955 1 126 $1,000.. 21 887 12 924 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 918 11 478 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 500 653 Other ............................... 455 472 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 574 671 200 days or more ................... 404 425 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 121 155 number.. 6 609 8 432 Beef cows ..................farms.. 29 42 number.. 360 610 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 37 number.. 1 380 1 566 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 106 140 number.. 4 948 6 381 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 80 117 number.. 21 724 27 306 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 88 135 number.. 48 250 58 196 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 38 number.. 449 793 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 25 number.. (D) 193 791 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 770 894 acres.. 78 637 59 848 bushels.. 11 416 924 6 333 699 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 46 43 acres.. 1 739 1 429 tons, green.. 24 144 23 683 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 667 704 acres.. 38 477 26 452 bushels.. 2 140 738 1 606 471 Oats for grain................farms.. 41 177 acres.. 498 2 368 bushels.. 41 263 189 508 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 815 994 acres.. 98 701 98 749 bushels.. 4 092 999 3 394 117 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 191 256 acres.. 5 756 6 783 tons, dry.. 18 514 20 651 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 36 36 acres.. 2 474 2 243 @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. .