1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOLMES COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 443 1 518 Land in farms ..................acres.. 177 194 186 018 Average size of farm .......acres.. 123 123 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 197 755 142 669 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 601 1 220 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 421 26 020 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 122 119 10 to 49 acres ...................... 223 208 50 to 179 acres ..................... 893 972 180 to 499 acres .................... 165 184 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 276 1 372 acres.. 119 592 123 222 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 196 1 279 acres.. 85 464 87 899 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 11 acres.. 105 117 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 78 961 61 536 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 720 40 537 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 284 4 056 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 72 677 57 480 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 184 205 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 107 102 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 123 155 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 303 359 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 331 349 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 184 214 $100,000 or more .................... 211 134 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 61 194 45 281 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 437 29 829 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 442 1 518 $1,000.. 16 718 16 690 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 593 10 995 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 982 1 049 Other ............................... 461 469 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 637 661 200 days or more ................... 381 372 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 131 1 241 number.. 49 758 48 855 Beef cows ..................farms.. 224 238 number.. 2 846 3 006 Milk cows ..................farms.. 761 880 number.. 17 262 19 838 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 085 1 188 number.. 27 602 22 904 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 547 648 number.. 64 556 54 389 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 560 684 number.. 173 406 129 615 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 129 130 number.. 2 375 2 598 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 252 371 number.. (D) 115 369 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 100 77 number.. 9 346 377 5 523 803 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 959 1 078 acres.. 27 994 27 581 bushels.. 3 307 178 2 901 092 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 600 615 acres.. 6 372 5 793 tons, green.. 99 827 90 217 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 350 508 acres.. 3 897 5 313 bushels.. 177 614 194 919 Oats for grain................farms.. 784 872 acres.. 9 157 10 667 bushels.. 721 095 736 449 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 51 43 acres.. 2 674 1 625 bushels.. 99 645 57 166 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 122 1 189 acres.. 38 040 40 415 tons, dry.. 104 485 111 304 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 34 14 acres.. 63 31 @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. .