1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONROE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 628 716 Land in farms ..................acres.. 109 986 116 429 Average size of farm .......acres.. 175 163 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 376 92 264 Average per acre .........dollars.. 655 559 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 123 17 825 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 76 50 to 179 acres ..................... 341 397 180 to 499 acres .................... 185 200 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 594 680 acres.. 52 411 48 907 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 553 655 acres.. 24 238 24 520 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 9 acres.. 20 55 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 289 6 574 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 200 9 182 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 426 579 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 863 5 996 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 222 329 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 138 138 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 119 125 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 25 $100,000 or more .................... 14 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 046 4 712 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 237 6 581 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 627 716 $1,000.. 1 310 813 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 089 1 136 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 275 324 Other ............................... 353 392 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 371 440 200 days or more ................... 238 291 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 519 592 number.. 15 530 15 040 Beef cows ..................farms.. 437 471 number.. 6 863 6 141 Milk cows ..................farms.. 64 112 number.. 1 938 2 518 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 503 559 number.. 8 159 6 439 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 63 number.. 2 539 977 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 50 number.. 7 748 2 651 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 44 number.. 909 1 812 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 105 number.. 1 804 3 707 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 149 175 acres.. 2 474 2 042 bushels.. 253 207 199 630 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 47 54 acres.. 610 602 tons, green.. 9 243 8 900 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 32 acres.. 206 149 bushels.. 8 525 5 665 Oats for grain................farms.. 49 73 acres.. 345 490 bushels.. 18 894 24 569 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 537 636 acres.. 21 097 21 422 tons, dry.. 40 797 42 353 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 10 acres.. 58 13 @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. .