1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAWRENCE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 512 545 Land in farms ..................acres.. 61 999 63 882 Average size of farm .......acres.. 121 117 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 207 84 294 Average per acre .........dollars.. 995 879 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 799 13 763 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 127 50 to 179 acres ..................... 266 294 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 75 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 484 508 acres.. 24 092 23 335 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 429 456 acres.. 9 441 9 836 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 14 acres.. 171 44 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 794 5 230 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 364 9 596 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 368 1 480 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 426 3 750 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 231 309 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 108 102 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 12 $100,000 or more .................... 9 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 196 4 550 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 168 8 317 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 511 547 $1,000.. (D) 958 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 1 752 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 170 174 Other ............................... 342 371 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 309 350 200 days or more ................... 222 241 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 320 370 number.. 7 844 8 099 Beef cows ..................farms.. 285 312 number.. 3 551 3 438 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 26 number.. 534 613 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 274 325 number.. 3 303 4 130 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 25 number.. 155 347 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 18 number.. 363 539 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 14 number.. 241 233 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 52 number.. 426 110 165 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 74 95 acres.. 1 227 1 803 bushels.. 139 685 150 242 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 37 36 acres.. 788 761 tons, green.. 12 569 10 109 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 9 acres.. 168 230 bushels.. 5 088 7 780 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 7 acres.. 330 194 bushels.. 12 340 5 460 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 297 336 acres.. 6 630 6 493 tons, dry.. 12 780 10 312 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 24 20 acres.. 132 66 @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. .