1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SANDUSKY COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 850 936 Land in farms ..................acres.. 202 324 207 294 Average size of farm .......acres.. 238 221 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 350 236 289 038 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 422 1 371 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 585 53 494 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 131 173 50 to 179 acres ..................... 329 321 180 to 499 acres .................... 206 266 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 813 890 acres.. 188 979 190 604 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 798 868 acres.. 178 471 164 007 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 25 acres.. 397 1 051 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 026 52 828 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 736 56 440 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 974 42 811 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 051 10 017 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 91 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 123 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 197 212 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 151 139 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 112 118 $100,000 or more .................... 139 162 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 249 43 552 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 235 46 530 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 850 936 $1,000.. 9 033 10 051 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 627 10 738 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 439 525 Other ............................... 411 411 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 482 522 200 days or more ................... 362 374 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 203 226 number.. 6 861 7 556 Beef cows ..................farms.. 75 76 number.. 904 720 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 47 number.. 1 189 1 961 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 190 215 number.. 4 093 4 849 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 100 106 number.. 17 052 16 620 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 103 118 number.. 33 959 27 140 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 68 number.. 865 1 768 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 58 number.. 1 511 40 878 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 12 number.. 1 810 2 466 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 603 684 acres.. 59 541 45 485 bushels.. 7 884 125 5 577 535 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 40 39 acres.. 960 909 tons, green.. 12 952 16 717 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 481 505 acres.. 18 563 14 344 bushels.. 1 036 627 759 653 Oats for grain................farms.. 87 144 acres.. 1 259 2 009 bushels.. 91 076 150 795 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 684 761 acres.. 79 772 81 313 bushels.. 2 735 932 3 040 829 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 229 240 acres.. 5 167 6 204 tons, dry.. 15 228 20 618 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 73 103 acres.. 4 896 7 218 @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. .