1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MORROW COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 746 864 Land in farms ..................acres.. 164 607 165 764 Average size of farm .......acres.. 221 192 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 257 291 182 795 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 131 989 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 455 35 857 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 177 190 50 to 179 acres ..................... 310 361 180 to 499 acres .................... 153 183 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 695 796 acres.. 138 057 137 067 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 657 749 acres.. 118 844 107 785 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 19 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 500 32 312 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 587 37 398 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 465 17 777 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 035 14 535 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 147 186 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 110 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 111 150 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 174 171 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 99 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 65 $100,000 or more .................... 83 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 261 26 538 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 224 30 715 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 746 864 $1,000.. 6 730 4 437 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 021 5 135 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 380 427 Other ............................... 366 437 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 422 503 200 days or more ................... 314 354 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 317 368 number.. 13 565 13 613 Beef cows ..................farms.. 162 180 number.. 2 432 2 117 Milk cows ..................farms.. 59 68 number.. 2 977 2 792 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 297 343 number.. 9 921 11 007 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 116 144 number.. 17 993 29 298 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 119 153 number.. 35 491 47 959 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 68 106 number.. 3 805 5 404 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 60 number.. (D) 1 970 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 215 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 441 568 acres.. 43 877 37 434 bushels.. 5 369 431 4 188 594 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 67 64 acres.. 1 394 1 456 tons, green.. 25 102 18 462 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 319 262 acres.. 13 452 7 498 bushels.. 657 806 340 191 Oats for grain................farms.. 116 225 acres.. 1 541 3 479 bushels.. 116 652 201 142 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 443 539 acres.. 50 109 49 229 bushels.. 1 883 198 1 739 083 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 352 397 acres.. 9 851 9 340 tons, dry.. 26 829 22 921 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 10 1 acres.. 26 (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. .