1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PICKAWAY COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 683 783 Land in farms ..................acres.. 259 390 260 947 Average size of farm .......acres.. 380 333 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 496 007 346 633 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 283 1 039 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 999 49 366 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 150 134 50 to 179 acres ..................... 171 180 180 to 499 acres .................... 160 226 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 113 1,000 acres or more ................. 73 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 635 722 acres.. 237 077 235 888 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 602 685 acres.. 209 786 180 178 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 13 acres.. 1 156 745 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 425 46 602 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 542 59 517 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 655 31 285 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 771 15 317 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 114 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 142 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 126 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 117 $100,000 or more .................... 180 138 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 292 38 502 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 242 49 173 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 683 783 $1,000.. 12 385 7 650 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 134 9 771 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 388 483 Other ............................... 295 300 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 333 379 200 days or more ................... 247 233 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 231 305 number.. 11 739 14 247 Beef cows ..................farms.. 136 176 number.. 2 967 3 303 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 30 number.. 1 311 1 352 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 223 293 number.. 7 397 10 851 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 101 177 number.. 44 276 38 277 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 111 187 number.. 68 689 63 610 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 66 number.. 1 388 2 562 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 41 number.. 1 009 8 568 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 442 559 acres.. 90 878 77 583 bushels.. 12 792 860 8 794 889 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 50 61 acres.. 1 932 1 654 tons, green.. 26 693 30 184 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 366 400 acres.. 27 336 20 019 bushels.. 1 375 108 1 116 787 Oats for grain................farms.. 15 53 acres.. 242 917 bushels.. 17 469 54 463 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 438 543 acres.. 84 952 73 945 bushels.. 3 670 386 2 257 080 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 221 252 acres.. 6 403 7 752 tons, dry.. 18 032 20 062 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 22 16 acres.. 485 436 @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. .