1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RICHLAND COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 922 1 022 Land in farms ..................acres.. 160 734 168 992 Average size of farm .......acres.. 174 165 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 250 786 177 757 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 308 1 061 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 882 39 136 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 215 214 50 to 179 acres ..................... 414 483 180 to 499 acres .................... 185 202 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 880 971 acres.. 126 115 130 814 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 835 922 acres.. 105 035 100 738 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 19 acres.. 250 114 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 262 36 689 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 007 35 899 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 750 17 373 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 512 19 315 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 190 219 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 104 151 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 147 154 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 158 226 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 112 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 84 82 $100,000 or more .................... 127 103 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 002 30 527 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 176 29 841 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 921 1 023 $1,000.. 7 006 6 307 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 607 6 166 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 465 485 Other ............................... 457 537 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 543 618 200 days or more ................... 391 449 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 450 512 number.. 22 085 21 125 Beef cows ..................farms.. 200 261 number.. 3 091 3 281 Milk cows ..................farms.. 152 148 number.. 5 641 5 337 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 416 484 number.. 11 236 11 214 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 148 204 number.. 21 432 21 516 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 170 200 number.. 45 700 37 144 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 55 83 number.. 2 931 3 284 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 76 118 number.. 4 558 17 716 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 12 number.. 912 791 1 132 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 558 634 acres.. 43 796 37 399 bushels.. 5 135 838 4 188 957 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 147 126 acres.. 4 066 2 915 tons, green.. 69 387 44 014 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 360 377 acres.. 11 621 8 675 bushels.. 564 478 351 763 Oats for grain................farms.. 194 348 acres.. 3 314 6 243 bushels.. 208 432 389 473 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 396 453 acres.. 30 493 29 507 bushels.. 1 066 207 1 115 495 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 533 576 acres.. 16 362 17 319 tons, dry.. 39 651 46 568 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 23 22 acres.. 150 222 @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. .