1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HIGHLAND COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 153 1 323 Land in farms ..................acres.. 230 988 251 969 Average size of farm .......acres.. 200 190 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 215 845 160 077 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 024 879 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 406 30 105 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 73 80 10 to 49 acres ...................... 258 288 50 to 179 acres ..................... 448 512 180 to 499 acres .................... 264 332 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 104 1 257 acres.. 187 225 200 750 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 009 1 179 acres.. 138 000 131 694 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 12 acres.. 38 74 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 197 35 318 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 333 26 695 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 451 21 030 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 746 14 288 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 206 243 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 142 194 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 181 247 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 240 283 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 138 142 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 136 137 $100,000 or more .................... 110 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 487 30 656 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 778 23 189 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 153 1 322 $1,000.. 9 508 3 699 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 246 2 798 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 592 722 Other ............................... 561 601 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 665 741 200 days or more ................... 450 492 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 533 614 number.. 22 178 23 564 Beef cows ..................farms.. 413 461 number.. 9 109 9 312 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 69 number.. 2 084 2 444 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 524 602 number.. 12 636 12 790 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 148 185 number.. 23 206 29 132 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 155 193 number.. 41 451 53 805 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 85 number.. 2 793 4 197 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 78 number.. 798 2 251 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 175 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 550 847 acres.. 55 654 58 006 bushels.. 7 465 243 6 126 566 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 70 70 acres.. 2 106 1 606 tons, green.. 36 039 23 590 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 322 411 acres.. 12 097 11 486 bushels.. 519 959 537 647 Oats for grain................farms.. 16 35 acres.. 214 312 bushels.. 8 762 15 049 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 598 655 acres.. 54 628 44 407 bushels.. 2 264 320 1 418 102 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 490 592 acres.. 17 285 18 229 tons, dry.. 40 534 39 018 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 8 acres.. 17 23 @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. .