1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 067 1 183 Land in farms ..................acres.. 204 079 211 432 Average size of farm .......acres.. 191 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 300 669 238 769 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 585 1 333 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 860 40 641 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 89 74 10 to 49 acres ...................... 275 294 50 to 179 acres ..................... 375 430 180 to 499 acres .................... 218 291 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 999 1 123 acres.. 179 653 183 559 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 936 1 052 acres.. 164 043 150 903 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 9 acres.. 20 45 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 737 53 958 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 860 45 611 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 651 27 248 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 086 26 710 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 171 198 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 117 146 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 135 178 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 182 207 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 147 147 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 129 141 $100,000 or more .................... 186 166 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 267 42 105 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 173 35 622 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 067 1 182 $1,000.. 12 271 11 491 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 500 9 722 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 534 631 Other ............................... 533 552 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 614 672 200 days or more ................... 446 480 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 428 492 number.. 16 796 19 390 Beef cows ..................farms.. 248 268 number.. 2 947 3 395 Milk cows ..................farms.. 62 82 number.. 2 736 3 677 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 415 474 number.. 12 026 12 478 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 221 255 number.. 67 380 79 635 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 233 273 number.. 133 599 132 916 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 71 75 number.. 1 557 1 783 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 45 69 number.. 6 491 10 917 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 4 number.. 357 170 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 688 799 acres.. 83 752 73 156 bushels.. 12 270 975 9 130 996 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 83 84 acres.. 2 176 1 990 tons, green.. 44 640 36 439 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 329 404 acres.. 11 051 10 534 bushels.. 526 872 604 373 Oats for grain................farms.. 52 64 acres.. 446 652 bushels.. 38 763 41 745 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 616 720 acres.. 60 960 56 991 bushels.. 2 703 854 2 137 174 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 384 425 acres.. 8 814 9 168 tons, dry.. 23 088 25 158 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 22 12 acres.. 82 29 @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. .