1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCIOTO COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 607 658 Land in farms ..................acres.. 95 704 103 646 Average size of farm .......acres.. 158 158 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 853 119 561 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 156 750 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 069 23 553 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 127 50 to 179 acres ..................... 280 329 180 to 499 acres .................... 137 131 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 561 625 acres.. 52 781 56 523 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 510 582 acres.. 32 519 33 040 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 13 acres.. 111 169 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 259 13 523 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 786 20 552 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 615 4 162 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 645 9 361 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 182 260 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 124 131 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 118 126 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 15 $100,000 or more .................... 28 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 857 10 941 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 829 16 627 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 607 658 $1,000.. 2 488 1 768 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 098 2 686 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 244 236 Other ............................... 363 422 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 363 396 200 days or more ................... 244 284 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 369 423 number.. 11 690 11 266 Beef cows ..................farms.. 306 356 number.. 4 991 4 912 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 45 number.. 971 1 082 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 336 396 number.. 4 542 5 572 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 49 number.. 1 377 1 788 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 40 number.. 2 411 3 729 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 7 number.. 224 101 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 65 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 197 256 acres.. 9 096 9 873 bushels.. 1 008 203 816 368 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 47 49 acres.. 774 1 005 tons, green.. 14 217 11 924 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 44 59 acres.. 1 400 1 184 bushels.. 57 302 45 729 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 11 acres.. (D) 94 bushels.. (D) 3 270 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 85 93 acres.. 10 662 10 423 bushels.. 355 437 314 172 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 361 417 acres.. 10 609 10 439 tons, dry.. 21 260 18 101 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 27 21 acres.. 366 240 @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. .