1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KNOX COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 102 1 185 Land in farms ..................acres.. 210 601 222 028 Average size of farm .......acres.. 191 187 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 215 732 174 910 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 188 875 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 015 36 425 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 223 242 50 to 179 acres ..................... 484 501 180 to 499 acres .................... 263 284 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 026 1 092 acres.. 157 056 164 304 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 936 1 011 acres.. 119 364 115 093 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 11 acres.. 30 145 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 980 55 362 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 613 46 719 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 369 14 153 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 611 41 209 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 231 264 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 134 156 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 160 191 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 202 200 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 145 110 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 93 132 $100,000 or more .................... 137 132 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 355 48 929 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 933 41 325 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 103 1 184 $1,000.. 9 131 7 425 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 278 6 271 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 564 587 Other ............................... 538 598 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 653 717 200 days or more ................... 437 490 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 604 682 number.. 27 484 31 086 Beef cows ..................farms.. 348 386 number.. 5 414 6 472 Milk cows ..................farms.. 191 205 number.. 6 541 7 827 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 573 653 number.. 12 324 13 933 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 174 186 number.. 32 861 29 533 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 171 199 number.. 59 894 59 025 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 149 168 number.. 13 161 12 619 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 106 125 number.. 18 032 43 094 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 19 17 number.. 87 474 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 605 735 acres.. 51 787 47 973 bushels.. 6 862 916 5 130 201 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 119 120 acres.. 2 577 2 109 tons, green.. 39 236 32 162 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 269 282 acres.. 7 863 6 395 bushels.. 362 486 257 365 Oats for grain................farms.. 240 337 acres.. 3 411 5 874 bushels.. 226 299 363 599 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 325 374 acres.. 24 942 23 677 bushels.. 1 034 384 822 133 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 669 703 acres.. 29 486 29 697 tons, dry.. 78 712 80 823 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 27 12 acres.. 93 48 @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. .