1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 377 440 Land in farms ..................acres.. 68 344 75 991 Average size of farm .......acres.. 181 173 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 118 115 589 Average per acre .........dollars.. 695 737 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 093 30 938 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 203 244 180 to 499 acres .................... 97 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 368 412 acres.. 39 492 38 847 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 349 390 acres.. 23 266 24 151 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 420 5 700 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 028 12 955 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 740 1 419 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 680 4 281 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 139 180 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 21 $100,000 or more .................... 16 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 841 5 378 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 875 12 223 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 376 440 $1,000.. 1 586 1 085 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 217 2 466 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 156 170 Other ............................... 221 270 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 215 279 200 days or more ................... 187 211 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 285 342 number.. 9 666 10 796 Beef cows ..................farms.. 246 287 number.. 4 246 4 405 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 48 number.. 1 340 1 388 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 257 308 number.. 4 070 5 378 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 55 number.. 3 198 3 761 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 54 number.. 7 149 5 864 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 25 number.. 1 002 812 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 62 number.. 874 4 714 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 230 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 143 195 acres.. 3 076 4 115 bushels.. 332 763 393 987 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 30 28 acres.. 625 432 tons, green.. 8 471 6 232 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 47 56 acres.. 456 454 bushels.. 19 914 20 154 Oats for grain................farms.. 70 121 acres.. 725 1 017 bushels.. 36 396 56 216 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 2 acres.. 1 138 (D) bushels.. 41 785 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 325 374 acres.. 17 612 18 377 tons, dry.. 37 518 43 671 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 15 acres.. 32 54 @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. .