1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SENECA COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 265 1 398 Land in farms ..................acres.. 296 368 299 433 Average size of farm .......acres.. 234 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 289 743 265 110 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 262 1 214 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 015 48 119 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 81 89 10 to 49 acres ...................... 189 214 50 to 179 acres ..................... 498 557 180 to 499 acres .................... 332 389 500 to 999 acres .................... 132 123 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 204 1 348 acres.. 266 057 265 082 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 182 1 330 acres.. 249 481 231 562 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 12 acres.. 224 188 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 73 439 68 148 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 055 48 747 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 746 43 878 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 693 24 270 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 103 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 97 122 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 146 195 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 346 392 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 231 239 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 151 169 $100,000 or more .................... 191 172 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 753 50 643 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 691 36 251 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 264 1 397 $1,000.. 14 187 16 317 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 224 11 680 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 615 727 Other ............................... 650 671 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 789 831 200 days or more ................... 580 608 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 328 378 number.. 12 330 14 427 Beef cows ..................farms.. 82 82 number.. 895 838 Milk cows ..................farms.. 50 90 number.. 1 659 3 047 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 303 366 number.. 7 459 9 146 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 187 194 number.. 44 600 44 892 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 197 211 number.. 105 214 97 127 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 102 135 number.. 6 002 6 779 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 46 75 number.. (D) 72 420 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 4 number.. 1 877 191 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 942 1 093 acres.. 75 950 65 043 bushels.. 9 919 083 7 718 355 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 75 80 acres.. 1 979 1 577 tons, green.. 34 873 27 852 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 941 897 acres.. 44 970 29 861 bushels.. 2 391 305 1 474 408 Oats for grain................farms.. 167 324 acres.. 2 793 5 040 bushels.. 191 119 364 030 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 069 1 199 acres.. 116 318 120 169 bushels.. 4 184 849 4 510 571 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 331 367 acres.. 7 207 7 379 tons, dry.. 20 726 20 857 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 31 acres.. 1 471 2 042 @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. .