1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PERRY COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 580 641 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 060 103 309 Average size of farm .......acres.. 166 161 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 125 112 639 Average per acre .........dollars.. 960 681 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 299 25 831 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 106 118 50 to 179 acres ..................... 294 324 180 to 499 acres .................... 137 152 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 551 602 acres.. 64 584 66 383 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 508 555 acres.. 46 471 41 395 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 9 acres.. 80 64 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 135 11 050 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 371 17 239 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 106 4 961 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 029 6 089 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 183 218 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 115 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 95 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 25 $100,000 or more .................... 31 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 695 10 037 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 198 15 634 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 579 642 $1,000.. 1 364 1 354 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 355 2 110 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 274 260 Other ............................... 306 381 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 329 407 200 days or more ................... 237 305 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 359 428 number.. 12 302 13 379 Beef cows ..................farms.. 297 357 number.. 4 752 4 964 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 35 number.. 1 072 930 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 332 406 number.. 7 343 6 907 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 85 77 number.. 6 294 5 469 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 82 71 number.. 12 939 9 864 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 54 69 number.. 2 131 3 619 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 56 number.. 2 125 2 342 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 274 342 acres.. 21 004 18 171 bushels.. 2 621 944 1 962 332 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 32 37 acres.. 591 591 tons, green.. 11 033 11 447 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 119 124 acres.. 3 385 2 553 bushels.. 142 752 105 778 Oats for grain................farms.. 38 80 acres.. 487 958 bushels.. 25 669 43 233 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 119 97 acres.. 8 379 5 387 bushels.. 299 351 185 798 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 401 460 acres.. 12 981 14 766 tons, dry.. 27 172 32 396 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 13 12 acres.. 30 41 @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. .