1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 493 528 Land in farms ..................acres.. 87 036 85 076 Average size of farm .......acres.. 177 161 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 456 127 470 Average per acre .........dollars.. 863 732 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 854 23 868 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 242 269 180 to 499 acres .................... 138 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 465 496 acres.. 36 784 35 330 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 440 473 acres.. 20 368 19 491 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 26 acres.. 659 448 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 325 7 325 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 944 13 873 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 337 2 844 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 988 4 481 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 172 224 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 109 116 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 20 $100,000 or more .................... 25 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 458 6 240 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 146 11 818 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 494 528 $1,000.. 2 414 976 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 886 1 848 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 227 200 Other ............................... 266 328 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 290 352 200 days or more ................... 183 240 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 317 375 number.. 11 055 10 201 Beef cows ..................farms.. 274 309 number.. 3 897 3 946 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 47 number.. 1 878 1 548 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 296 349 number.. 4 671 4 804 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 31 number.. 213 1 129 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 29 number.. 616 1 723 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 22 number.. 764 719 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 53 number.. (D) 33 271 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 136 131 acres.. 3 779 3 601 bushels.. 391 990 199 598 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 47 56 acres.. 1 160 1 176 tons, green.. 17 249 13 671 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 28 21 acres.. 502 250 bushels.. 13 230 7 411 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 15 acres.. 68 102 bushels.. 2 637 3 180 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 7 acres.. 899 740 bushels.. 35 411 15 550 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 355 401 acres.. 13 177 12 966 tons, dry.. 25 922 21 050 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 63 52 acres.. 1 258 788 @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. .