1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PAULDING COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 621 718 Land in farms ..................acres.. 219 037 227 830 Average size of farm .......acres.. 353 317 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 448 105 351 654 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 288 1 141 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 035 60 312 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 111 121 50 to 179 acres ..................... 176 218 180 to 499 acres .................... 141 169 500 to 999 acres .................... 90 111 1,000 acres or more ................. 60 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 578 683 acres.. 205 703 210 540 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 566 676 acres.. 189 734 175 430 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 001 45 679 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 568 63 620 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 654 27 296 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 347 18 383 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 66 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 101 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 137 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 112 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 88 $100,000 or more .................... 122 105 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 057 30 849 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 770 42 905 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 620 719 $1,000.. 19 792 14 253 Average per farm..........dollars.. 31 923 19 824 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 345 403 Other ............................... 276 315 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 343 395 200 days or more ................... 236 269 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 87 106 number.. 4 756 4 420 Beef cows ..................farms.. 25 35 number.. 211 398 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 19 number.. 693 644 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 84 91 number.. 6 115 5 198 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 67 number.. 11 833 14 658 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 48 68 number.. 23 837 26 156 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 17 number.. 578 425 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 16 number.. 250 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 353 468 acres.. 51 167 43 985 bushels.. 6 748 481 4 526 951 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 15 12 acres.. 740 401 tons, green.. 9 446 5 671 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 391 422 acres.. 36 962 28 210 bushels.. 1 537 144 1 401 141 Oats for grain................farms.. 35 179 acres.. 769 4 772 bushels.. 48 098 331 360 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 521 631 acres.. 99 098 93 406 bushels.. 3 437 334 2 880 813 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 91 130 acres.. 3 411 4 090 tons, dry.. 5 672 6 769 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 3 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. .