1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MUSKINGUM COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 051 1 094 Land in farms ..................acres.. 187 718 194 218 Average size of farm .......acres.. 179 178 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 158 138 131 269 Average per acre .........dollars.. 921 726 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 687 28 102 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 178 171 50 to 179 acres ..................... 486 525 180 to 499 acres .................... 280 291 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 975 1 025 acres.. 104 021 106 059 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 904 964 acres.. 63 666 60 569 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 8 acres.. 80 75 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 390 23 690 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 158 21 654 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 548 4 876 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 843 18 814 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 308 342 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 195 196 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 207 196 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 166 176 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 75 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 57 $100,000 or more .................... 50 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 277 20 849 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 127 19 040 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 052 1 095 $1,000.. 2 023 2 836 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 923 2 590 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 467 450 Other ............................... 584 644 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 622 676 200 days or more ................... 463 510 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 737 810 number.. 30 174 30 394 Beef cows ..................farms.. 625 659 number.. 11 758 11 124 Milk cows ..................farms.. 68 102 number.. 2 328 3 243 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 697 757 number.. 16 307 16 973 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 122 144 number.. 27 050 22 658 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 120 145 number.. 62 786 43 149 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 96 103 number.. 8 144 16 877 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 49 93 number.. 2 438 4 194 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 398 453 acres.. 19 688 19 993 bushels.. 2 482 990 2 118 807 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 96 107 acres.. 2 140 1 964 tons, green.. 37 336 33 020 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 147 133 acres.. 2 617 1 866 bushels.. 112 357 74 470 Oats for grain................farms.. 119 158 acres.. 1 315 1 909 bushels.. 70 447 93 998 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 56 37 acres.. 3 804 929 bushels.. 145 126 30 505 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 815 862 acres.. 35 520 34 525 tons, dry.. 79 485 79 673 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 25 17 acres.. 174 140 @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. .