1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROSS COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 809 815 Land in farms ..................acres.. 253 383 252 889 Average size of farm .......acres.. 313 310 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 319 164 243 890 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 002 761 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 509 36 784 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 133 139 50 to 179 acres ..................... 305 292 180 to 499 acres .................... 201 207 500 to 999 acres .................... 76 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 60 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 744 762 acres.. 190 780 183 092 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 674 695 acres.. 151 475 121 143 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 11 acres.. (D) 35 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 853 29 039 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 207 35 631 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 210 17 901 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 643 11 138 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 206 215 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 93 118 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 115 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 137 126 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 89 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 66 $100,000 or more .................... 121 92 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 687 23 039 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 877 28 268 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 809 815 $1,000.. 10 542 4 827 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 031 5 923 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 396 395 Other ............................... 413 420 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 443 444 200 days or more ................... 316 330 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 438 444 number.. 22 353 22 096 Beef cows ..................farms.. 359 362 number.. 8 388 8 200 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 39 number.. 1 356 1 568 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 408 435 number.. 11 324 11 577 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 110 117 number.. 19 940 19 594 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 121 117 number.. 31 724 28 761 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 51 number.. 1 865 1 755 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 43 64 number.. 2 149 2 244 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 186 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 415 475 acres.. 59 631 48 118 bushels.. 8 364 841 5 410 464 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 63 66 acres.. 1 850 1 664 tons, green.. 38 254 28 528 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 310 322 acres.. 21 909 17 484 bushels.. 1 056 058 862 203 Oats for grain................farms.. 31 46 acres.. 425 603 bushels.. 24 609 34 288 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 368 365 acres.. 54 201 40 056 bushels.. 2 379 757 1 291 246 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 415 426 acres.. 16 116 14 599 tons, dry.. 34 831 33 769 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 9 acres.. 86 46 @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. .