1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 922 1 022 Land in farms ..................acres.. 148 479 153 277 Average size of farm .......acres.. 161 150 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 207 255 158 326 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 284 956 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 240 34 526 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 75 87 10 to 49 acres ...................... 162 173 50 to 179 acres ..................... 433 500 180 to 499 acres .................... 194 216 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 850 948 acres.. 96 434 93 761 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 791 892 acres.. 66 764 61 670 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 17 acres.. 162 334 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 253 39 396 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 165 38 548 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 310 7 156 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 943 32 239 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 229 319 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 129 137 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 136 142 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 148 166 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 64 66 $100,000 or more .................... 125 98 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 252 30 355 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 319 29 643 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 922 1 024 $1,000.. 9 175 6 572 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 951 6 418 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 462 514 Other ............................... 460 508 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 526 551 200 days or more ................... 391 398 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 646 725 number.. 32 404 35 216 Beef cows ..................farms.. 349 387 number.. 5 337 5 225 Milk cows ..................farms.. 206 265 number.. 9 940 10 414 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 614 659 number.. 18 937 21 542 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 141 151 number.. 11 418 11 871 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 137 151 number.. 31 643 28 705 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 55 number.. 2 643 2 829 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 73 105 number.. (D) 115 456 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 35 18 number.. 3 003 899 1 674 997 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 430 533 acres.. 23 018 19 802 bushels.. 2 823 835 2 130 080 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 172 197 acres.. 4 666 3 568 tons, green.. 85 130 65 651 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 163 178 acres.. 2 737 2 025 bushels.. 125 824 79 799 Oats for grain................farms.. 214 277 acres.. 2 523 3 154 bushels.. 164 248 192 135 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 66 72 acres.. 3 571 3 247 bushels.. 126 018 109 417 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 705 794 acres.. 32 726 31 172 tons, dry.. 87 143 87 773 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 20 13 acres.. 199 125 @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. .