1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PUTNAM COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 473 1 584 Land in farms ..................acres.. 286 698 290 078 Average size of farm .......acres.. 195 183 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 328 203 282 756 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 702 1 453 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 533 47 676 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 91 119 10 to 49 acres ...................... 265 270 50 to 179 acres ..................... 601 644 180 to 499 acres .................... 399 439 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 96 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 404 1 498 acres.. 271 249 269 099 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 389 1 484 acres.. 259 476 243 525 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 13 acres.. 149 379 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 87 345 73 104 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 297 46 152 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 536 42 148 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 809 30 956 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 111 141 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 184 213 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 380 428 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 279 309 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 210 197 $100,000 or more .................... 231 187 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 66 006 55 593 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 841 35 096 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 472 1 584 $1,000.. 22 131 16 958 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 034 10 706 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 620 771 Other ............................... 853 813 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 934 1 000 200 days or more ................... 725 734 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 283 304 number.. 10 577 10 837 Beef cows ..................farms.. 34 51 number.. 337 466 Milk cows ..................farms.. 63 75 number.. 2 447 2 766 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 266 301 number.. 6 834 6 894 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 265 318 number.. 96 406 83 799 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 283 340 number.. 204 902 162 043 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 50 number.. 1 923 1 305 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 56 number.. (D) 496 386 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. 955 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 035 1 047 acres.. 72 601 58 458 bushels.. 9 896 073 6 675 544 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 61 58 acres.. 1 764 905 tons, green.. 32 825 17 676 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 044 969 acres.. 49 035 31 891 bushels.. 2 315 794 1 629 850 Oats for grain................farms.. 52 243 acres.. 600 3 685 bushels.. 38 556 272 349 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 266 1 392 acres.. 123 304 136 352 bushels.. 4 471 915 4 637 125 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 339 351 acres.. 10 916 9 256 tons, dry.. 30 830 26 076 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 46 42 acres.. 3 350 3 102 @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. .