1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OTTAWA COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 522 573 Land in farms ..................acres.. 106 573 105 390 Average size of farm .......acres.. 204 184 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 311 093 271 822 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 662 1 371 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 154 50 213 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 142 141 50 to 179 acres ..................... 200 231 180 to 499 acres .................... 102 115 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 511 564 acres.. 99 706 96 513 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 503 554 acres.. 93 319 84 184 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 18 acres.. 744 227 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 766 19 250 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 529 33 595 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 491 16 374 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 275 2 876 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 113 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 110 139 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 82 85 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 54 $100,000 or more .................... 49 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 731 16 908 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 799 29 508 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 522 573 $1,000.. 2 472 2 930 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 736 5 114 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 242 266 Other ............................... 280 307 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 334 380 200 days or more ................... 239 274 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 42 66 number.. 1 358 1 997 Beef cows ..................farms.. 17 20 number.. 86 117 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 14 number.. 547 696 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 40 61 number.. 604 1 109 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 39 number.. 6 699 5 840 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 46 number.. 9 548 11 926 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 14 number.. 320 267 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 24 number.. 292 980 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 269 306 acres.. 16 223 13 968 bushels.. 1 854 016 1 372 651 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 4 5 acres.. (D) 266 tons, green.. (D) 4 725 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 281 288 acres.. 12 354 9 732 bushels.. 595 899 494 889 Oats for grain................farms.. 16 80 acres.. 203 941 bushels.. 14 654 57 910 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 413 476 acres.. 55 966 51 198 bushels.. 1 587 276 1 730 719 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 140 170 acres.. 5 700 6 042 tons, dry.. 19 089 18 512 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 23 38 acres.. 1 934 1 533 @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. .