1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 806 940 Land in farms ..................acres.. 107 157 118 678 Average size of farm .......acres.. 133 126 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 336 460 237 782 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 471 1 889 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 731 30 712 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 90 114 10 to 49 acres ...................... 329 337 50 to 179 acres ..................... 244 327 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 117 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 761 873 acres.. 93 796 99 809 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 704 825 acres.. 86 310 81 776 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 44 acres.. 442 795 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 417 28 476 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 978 30 293 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 763 19 529 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 653 8 947 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 190 241 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 138 144 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 134 179 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 144 159 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 61 $100,000 or more .................... 71 65 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 184 23 431 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 005 24 900 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 806 941 $1,000.. 6 552 4 232 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 129 4 498 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 325 407 Other ............................... 481 533 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 454 538 200 days or more ................... 354 425 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 226 265 number.. 5 576 7 809 Beef cows ..................farms.. 126 152 number.. 1 496 2 522 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 39 number.. 891 1 403 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 198 228 number.. 2 773 5 072 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 95 106 number.. 13 723 17 401 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 99 115 number.. 26 259 30 036 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 57 number.. 929 941 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 53 60 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 6 number.. 792 258 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 367 463 acres.. 35 346 31 659 bushels.. 5 039 740 3 538 481 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 26 33 acres.. 569 1 039 tons, green.. 9 806 21 315 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 230 252 acres.. 7 977 5 634 bushels.. 379 401 298 294 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 26 acres.. 118 380 bushels.. 6 437 25 182 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 423 536 acres.. 37 299 37 036 bushels.. 1 568 728 1 196 901 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 278 309 acres.. 5 676 5 835 tons, dry.. 14 408 16 720 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 34 38 acres.. 422 692 @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. .