1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MIAMI COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 017 1 133 Land in farms ..................acres.. 200 405 209 643 Average size of farm .......acres.. 197 185 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 362 066 290 466 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 856 1 488 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 645 48 686 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 86 111 10 to 49 acres ...................... 307 299 50 to 179 acres ..................... 305 351 180 to 499 acres .................... 203 250 500 to 999 acres .................... 84 103 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 963 1 076 acres.. 180 265 189 292 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 916 1 035 acres.. 168 952 163 722 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 21 acres.. 558 1 513 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 231 55 136 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 190 48 664 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 46 481 36 919 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 749 18 217 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 168 205 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 107 122 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 163 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 214 216 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 123 161 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 121 124 $100,000 or more .................... 163 142 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 439 42 051 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 755 37 148 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 016 1 132 $1,000.. 18 355 13 835 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 066 12 221 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 475 550 Other ............................... 542 583 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 616 706 200 days or more ................... 445 518 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 275 331 number.. 11 691 14 570 Beef cows ..................farms.. 153 182 number.. 2 071 2 717 Milk cows ..................farms.. 40 51 number.. 2 317 2 600 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 245 315 number.. 6 769 9 324 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 133 158 number.. 36 503 35 162 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 138 178 number.. 68 609 72 459 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 97 number.. 1 999 2 899 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 51 number.. (D) 49 931 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 8 number.. 649 992 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 659 755 acres.. 70 070 60 673 bushels.. 10 386 249 7 598 006 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 59 76 acres.. 1 392 2 364 tons, green.. 28 641 51 226 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 404 459 acres.. 16 519 12 057 bushels.. 810 420 672 144 Oats for grain................farms.. 55 116 acres.. 526 1 601 bushels.. 32 717 122 767 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 699 843 acres.. 75 354 79 438 bushels.. 3 330 661 2 987 986 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 310 333 acres.. 6 703 7 614 tons, dry.. 20 420 21 934 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 22 10 acres.. 1 249 (D) @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. .