1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 70 711 79 277 Land in farms ..................acres.. 14 247 969 14 997 381 Average size of farm .......acres.. 201 189 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 291 766 227 341 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 456 1 199 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 982 39 979 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 417 6 007 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 295 16 688 50 to 179 acres ..................... 27 868 32 074 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 283 17 718 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 793 5 072 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 055 1 718 Total cropland .................farms.. 66 353 74 376 acres.. 11 528 727 11 920 433 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 62 535 70 577 acres.. 9 790 327 9 297 596 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 755 1 562 acres.. 29 479 32 472 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 914 040 3 434 064 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 353 43 317 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 195 985 1 750 783 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 718 055 1 683 281 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 13 930 17 263 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 997 10 489 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 827 11 664 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 193 14 689 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 311 8 953 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 779 7 678 $100,000 or more .................... 9 674 8 541 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 119 014 2 730 026 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 119 34 437 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 70 695 79 276 $1,000.. 787 050 685 358 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 133 8 645 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 34 604 39 569 Other ............................... 36 107 39 708 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 40 575 46 025 200 days or more ................... 29 330 32 749 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 29 874 35 123 number.. 1 362 489 1 469 662 Beef cows ..................farms.. 16 885 19 417 number.. 272 920 284 646 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 980 9 144 number.. 295 677 347 305 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 27 852 33 250 number.. 772 063 899 517 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 392 11 421 number.. 1 957 945 2 059 174 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 640 11 752 number.. 3 936 095 3 810 492 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 329 5 491 number.. 186 444 239 519 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 904 5 980 number.. 23 226 113 21 244 883 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 532 525 number.. 25 257 739 8 967 735 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 341 45 702 acres.. 3 486 744 3 107 822 bushels.. 467 163 760 355 339 490 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 6 725 7 263 acres.. 176 367 163 614 tons, green.. 2 969 730 2 691 928 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 054 26 086 acres.. 1 089 529 838 496 bushels.. 54 020 364 42 452 489 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 048 13 494 acres.. 115 727 206 970 bushels.. 7 901 758 13 781 107 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 31 635 36 570 acres.. 3 776 952 3 713 340 bushels.. 145 432 936 132 974 160 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 33 080 37 730 acres.. 1 200 789 1 271 206 tons, dry.. 2 949 243 3 236 378 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 349 2 105 acres.. 55 024 59 093 @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. .