1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LUCAS COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 411 492 Land in farms ..................acres.. 74 037 83 205 Average size of farm .......acres.. 180 169 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 400 761 294 441 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 125 1 839 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 617 52 330 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 137 159 50 to 179 acres ..................... 97 138 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 396 461 acres.. 69 692 78 886 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 376 441 acres.. 66 318 70 202 Irrigated land .................farms.. 54 56 acres.. 1 183 1 903 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 607 34 744 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 068 70 618 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 636 28 880 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 971 5 865 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 47 $100,000 or more .................... 82 79 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 214 26 423 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 079 53 705 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 411 492 $1,000.. 6 957 6 064 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 928 12 325 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 213 263 Other ............................... 198 229 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 227 271 200 days or more ................... 153 195 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 33 46 number.. 1 256 1 873 Beef cows ..................farms.. 11 10 number.. 181 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 6 number.. 74 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 30 39 number.. 992 2 235 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 52 number.. 10 886 14 838 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 56 number.. 22 071 35 625 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 11 number.. 216 139 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 23 number.. 206 24 788 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 1 750 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 205 249 acres.. 22 904 21 741 bushels.. 3 180 066 2 501 587 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 6 10 acres.. 173 341 tons, green.. 2 725 6 676 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 144 142 acres.. 6 254 5 204 bushels.. 335 424 289 332 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 26 acres.. 115 284 bushels.. 7 569 18 185 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 253 330 acres.. 32 137 37 588 bushels.. 1 114 403 1 371 040 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 51 63 acres.. 1 525 1 741 tons, dry.. 4 806 4 846 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 49 41 acres.. 2 125 2 482 @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. .