1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LOGAN COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 808 979 Land in farms ..................acres.. 202 927 227 938 Average size of farm .......acres.. 251 233 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 297 696 236 144 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 119 962 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 455 44 882 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 64 10 to 49 acres ...................... 169 205 50 to 179 acres ..................... 310 368 180 to 499 acres .................... 149 210 500 to 999 acres .................... 80 97 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 743 921 acres.. 176 055 198 301 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 709 887 acres.. 155 219 160 749 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 7 acres.. (D) 156 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 941 56 149 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 234 57 354 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 938 28 413 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 003 27 736 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 152 146 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 109 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 101 151 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 153 189 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 119 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 115 $100,000 or more .................... 137 150 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 240 44 531 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 299 45 440 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 807 980 $1,000.. 11 171 11 628 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 842 11 865 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 380 513 Other ............................... 428 466 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 473 541 200 days or more ................... 348 390 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 307 416 number.. 16 863 20 505 Beef cows ..................farms.. 133 174 number.. 2 174 2 508 Milk cows ..................farms.. 87 139 number.. 4 339 6 254 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 281 398 number.. 10 376 11 093 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 107 123 number.. 20 624 18 893 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 102 125 number.. 35 104 39 435 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 75 98 number.. 3 697 5 817 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 41 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 7 number.. 646 1 248 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 466 646 acres.. 62 735 58 818 bushels.. 7 992 588 7 050 596 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 91 121 acres.. 2 919 3 144 tons, green.. 49 209 55 214 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 303 317 acres.. 16 551 13 117 bushels.. 829 822 637 025 Oats for grain................farms.. 107 174 acres.. 1 615 3 104 bushels.. 113 095 207 709 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 464 630 acres.. 61 083 70 503 bushels.. 2 314 751 2 615 932 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 366 464 acres.. 12 121 14 310 tons, dry.. 33 977 45 719 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 16 9 acres.. 493 169 @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. .