1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOCKING COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 355 414 Land in farms ..................acres.. 48 050 63 178 Average size of farm .......acres.. 135 153 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 804 99 986 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 009 630 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 691 18 157 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 79 50 to 179 acres ..................... 186 207 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 97 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 322 393 acres.. 23 447 28 882 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 289 347 acres.. 12 608 14 362 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 3 acres.. 16 7 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 653 2 909 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 473 7 026 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 446 1 309 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 207 1 600 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 173 200 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 10 $100,000 or more .................... 5 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 538 3 150 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 151 7 608 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 355 414 $1,000.. (D) - 494 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 1 193 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 110 132 Other ............................... 245 282 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 245 294 200 days or more ................... 183 202 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 209 264 number.. 4 397 5 450 Beef cows ..................farms.. 191 214 number.. 2 099 2 581 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 14 number.. 13 123 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 190 241 number.. 1 820 2 690 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 53 39 number.. 1 676 1 646 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 37 number.. 2 760 2 249 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 43 number.. 982 1 726 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 46 number.. 1 851 2 348 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 102 147 acres.. 3 626 4 239 bushels.. 377 297 398 000 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 3 6 acres.. 16 34 tons, green.. 258 506 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 35 acres.. 455 538 bushels.. 15 785 20 416 Oats for grain................farms.. 18 17 acres.. 120 124 bushels.. 4 531 5 077 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 35 24 acres.. 2 022 1 426 bushels.. 62 423 34 352 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 252 297 acres.. 6 789 7 892 tons, dry.. 12 349 12 444 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 10 acres.. 62 50 @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. .