1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MADISON COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 664 735 Land in farms ..................acres.. 261 320 267 249 Average size of farm .......acres.. 394 364 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 584 477 433 044 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 490 1 192 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 473 64 818 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 115 50 to 179 acres ..................... 172 170 180 to 499 acres .................... 169 224 500 to 999 acres .................... 96 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 68 60 Total cropland .................farms.. 617 688 acres.. 240 484 242 787 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 582 663 acres.. 221 281 203 944 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 13 acres.. 60 79 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 67 433 56 372 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 556 76 697 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 196 38 198 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 238 18 174 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 75 95 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 116 110 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 112 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 100 138 $100,000 or more .................... 192 164 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 778 45 950 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 968 62 517 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 664 735 $1,000.. 17 983 11 128 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 083 15 140 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 397 461 Other ............................... 267 274 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 334 377 200 days or more ................... 213 244 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 243 271 number.. 15 415 17 426 Beef cows ..................farms.. 136 131 number.. 2 727 3 411 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 44 number.. 1 736 2 275 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 237 261 number.. 12 682 17 376 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 68 110 number.. 28 811 28 950 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 75 117 number.. 86 741 44 884 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 64 64 number.. 2 278 2 377 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 38 number.. 594 1 369 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 423 503 acres.. 89 723 75 224 bushels.. 13 334 019 9 107 937 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 44 58 acres.. 1 266 1 938 tons, green.. 26 761 34 877 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 269 257 acres.. 16 187 11 015 bushels.. 889 564 691 458 Oats for grain................farms.. 26 43 acres.. 535 889 bushels.. 40 392 64 799 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 483 561 acres.. 109 599 108 763 bushels.. 4 680 418 3 713 432 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 203 226 acres.. 6 606 7 197 tons, dry.. 17 322 19 911 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 6 acres.. 86 173 @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. .