1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NOBLE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 551 567 Land in farms ..................acres.. 104 197 104 307 Average size of farm .......acres.. 189 184 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 730 100 667 Average per acre .........dollars.. 713 548 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 459 14 865 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 254 297 180 to 499 acres .................... 175 164 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 521 545 acres.. 51 530 51 214 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 489 518 acres.. 21 740 21 051 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 3 acres.. (D) 65 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 822 4 008 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 752 7 068 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 795 577 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 027 3 430 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 198 226 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 131 153 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 122 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 6 $100,000 or more .................... 6 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 934 4 042 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 970 7 116 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 550 568 $1,000.. (D) - 124 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 219 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 198 210 Other ............................... 353 357 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 345 364 200 days or more ................... 264 270 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 415 443 number.. 12 813 12 006 Beef cows ..................farms.. 376 398 number.. 6 925 6 165 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 36 number.. 432 522 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 403 426 number.. 6 647 6 252 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 43 number.. 895 1 072 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 36 number.. 2 226 2 495 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 54 68 number.. 2 565 4 541 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 46 75 number.. 1 216 1 772 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 101 123 acres.. 1 493 1 785 bushels.. 140 410 143 224 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 19 19 acres.. 296 286 tons, green.. 3 659 4 812 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 8 acres.. 63 33 bushels.. 2 355 1 315 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 29 acres.. 66 145 bushels.. 2 515 4 796 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 481 503 acres.. 20 323 19 178 tons, dry.. 32 164 31 888 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (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. .