1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HURON COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 843 934 Land in farms ..................acres.. 219 023 234 317 Average size of farm .......acres.. 260 251 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 341 679 293 156 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 299 1 152 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 715 57 472 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 155 159 50 to 179 acres ..................... 295 321 180 to 499 acres .................... 213 269 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 779 876 acres.. 190 861 201 823 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 755 845 acres.. 173 728 169 225 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 14 acres.. 3 412 3 471 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 569 63 201 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 408 67 667 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 49 476 49 672 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 092 13 529 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 110 125 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 100 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 133 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 178 220 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 127 148 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 89 109 $100,000 or more .................... 141 128 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 879 45 574 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 802 48 795 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 842 934 $1,000.. 11 340 17 118 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 468 18 327 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 449 517 Other ............................... 394 417 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 456 514 200 days or more ................... 327 364 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 248 260 number.. 10 534 10 724 Beef cows ..................farms.. 80 78 number.. 1 017 869 Milk cows ..................farms.. 63 84 number.. 2 857 4 018 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 217 245 number.. 5 697 4 488 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 118 141 number.. 26 664 24 010 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 124 147 number.. 45 323 48 600 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 55 90 number.. 1 866 3 943 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 45 51 number.. 1 204 2 451 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 6 number.. 593 1 565 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 536 656 acres.. 56 926 52 347 bushels.. 6 761 515 6 332 346 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 56 53 acres.. 2 009 2 311 tons, green.. 37 970 42 313 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 457 475 acres.. 23 601 16 858 bushels.. 1 287 286 816 075 Oats for grain................farms.. 94 212 acres.. 1 713 4 053 bushels.. 134 459 287 522 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 605 698 acres.. 78 202 79 561 bushels.. 2 611 984 3 052 506 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 273 299 acres.. 7 561 9 230 tons, dry.. 22 883 28 170 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 32 20 acres.. 6 902 7 039 @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. .