1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LICKING COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 256 1 402 Land in farms ..................acres.. 227 327 243 431 Average size of farm .......acres.. 181 174 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 333 970 257 477 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 878 1 488 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 714 37 636 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 75 82 10 to 49 acres ...................... 331 360 50 to 179 acres ..................... 525 568 180 to 499 acres .................... 228 296 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 176 1 298 acres.. 177 838 183 306 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 057 1 178 acres.. 137 970 132 121 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 28 acres.. 170 201 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 94 131 88 075 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 945 62 821 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 352 23 122 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 64 779 64 952 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 345 420 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 214 230 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 203 219 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 190 228 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 115 107 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 93 $100,000 or more .................... 130 105 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 83 660 73 207 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 661 52 253 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 255 1 401 $1,000.. 10 972 14 782 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 742 10 551 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 539 660 Other ............................... 717 742 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 760 843 200 days or more ................... 572 627 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 663 767 number.. 24 508 27 697 Beef cows ..................farms.. 466 543 number.. 6 399 7 274 Milk cows ..................farms.. 105 123 number.. 4 701 5 174 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 611 742 number.. 11 325 13 306 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 128 152 number.. 16 105 14 972 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 131 155 number.. 32 864 28 306 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 128 149 number.. 5 271 7 040 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 66 95 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 567 744 acres.. 54 047 49 789 bushels.. 7 077 291 5 534 042 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 91 94 acres.. 2 174 1 983 tons, green.. 35 837 36 326 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 287 289 acres.. 11 230 7 917 bushels.. 533 474 327 546 Oats for grain................farms.. 148 222 acres.. 1 928 3 560 bushels.. 109 861 208 249 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 420 511 acres.. 44 757 43 687 bushels.. 1 645 495 1 490 394 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 745 832 acres.. 26 013 25 896 tons, dry.. 62 837 65 511 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 35 23 acres.. 251 215 @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. .