1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARION COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 596 650 Land in farms ..................acres.. 217 397 224 367 Average size of farm .......acres.. 365 345 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 437 279 327 200 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 201 976 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 374 54 280 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 91 113 50 to 179 acres ..................... 174 197 180 to 499 acres .................... 145 168 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 60 Total cropland .................farms.. 553 604 acres.. 202 960 209 966 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 533 581 acres.. 187 295 170 006 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 8 acres.. 59 78 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 552 42 880 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 141 65 969 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 823 32 038 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 729 10 842 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 85 86 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 118 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 114 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 94 $100,000 or more .................... 142 117 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 513 31 404 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 728 48 314 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 595 650 $1,000.. 12 745 10 890 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 421 16 754 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 337 379 Other ............................... 259 271 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 326 338 200 days or more ................... 230 239 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 110 130 number.. 7 046 7 151 Beef cows ..................farms.. 52 60 number.. 788 829 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 18 number.. 922 1 017 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 100 135 number.. 6 912 6 324 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 97 111 number.. 26 147 27 861 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 102 120 number.. 54 399 38 579 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 80 97 number.. 3 553 3 324 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 33 number.. 14 734 43 839 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 397 456 acres.. 65 779 55 364 bushels.. 8 459 348 6 315 785 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 19 20 acres.. 633 528 tons, green.. 10 693 8 480 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 363 313 acres.. 25 494 15 399 bushels.. 1 395 963 734 283 Oats for grain................farms.. 48 92 acres.. 711 1 661 bushels.. 62 397 111 471 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 459 517 acres.. 94 102 95 013 bushels.. 3 471 172 3 664 219 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 143 153 acres.. 3 640 3 661 tons, dry.. 10 810 11 770 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 13 8 acres.. 140 47 @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. .