1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PIKE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 378 454 Land in farms ..................acres.. 87 954 100 764 Average size of farm .......acres.. 233 222 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 206 793 169 293 Average per acre .........dollars.. 922 806 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 787 26 704 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 173 205 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 129 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 360 426 acres.. 51 969 60 853 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 302 400 acres.. 29 178 31 989 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 150 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 358 9 537 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 756 21 007 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 615 3 658 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 743 5 879 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 144 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 104 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 18 $100,000 or more .................... 23 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 188 9 438 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 661 20 789 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 378 454 $1,000.. 1 961 1 116 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 187 2 458 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 146 188 Other ............................... 232 266 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 234 266 200 days or more ................... 166 190 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 236 293 number.. 9 744 10 686 Beef cows ..................farms.. 204 247 number.. 4 594 5 397 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 20 number.. 954 948 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 221 273 number.. 4 295 5 292 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 44 number.. 3 908 5 021 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 43 number.. 9 234 8 932 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) 501 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 34 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 97 195 acres.. 9 106 11 985 bushels.. 997 339 1 008 372 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 20 26 acres.. 696 862 tons, green.. 11 554 9 934 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 44 56 acres.. 1 929 1 912 bushels.. 66 535 72 985 Oats for grain................farms.. 9 15 acres.. 94 135 bushels.. 3 910 3 776 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 66 90 acres.. 8 734 8 725 bushels.. 331 455 214 811 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 238 295 acres.. 8 767 9 082 tons, dry.. 16 847 14 649 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 1 acres.. 18 (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. .