1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UNION COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 803 907 Land in farms ..................acres.. 222 957 232 553 Average size of farm .......acres.. 278 256 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 359 955 252 894 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 397 1 022 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 041 48 253 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 166 184 50 to 179 acres ..................... 270 310 180 to 499 acres .................... 162 215 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 98 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 764 860 acres.. 202 370 208 452 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 730 817 acres.. 180 673 172 816 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 18 acres.. 173 449 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 820 68 423 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 912 75 439 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 338 29 793 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 482 38 630 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 139 122 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 94 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 129 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 161 185 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 101 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 137 $100,000 or more .................... 139 139 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 63 814 51 979 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 272 57 372 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 805 906 $1,000.. 11 864 16 442 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 738 18 148 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 409 502 Other ............................... 394 405 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 449 521 200 days or more ................... 348 375 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 221 284 number.. 14 216 16 046 Beef cows ..................farms.. 92 89 number.. 1 305 1 008 Milk cows ..................farms.. 53 68 number.. 2 744 3 269 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 203 271 number.. 9 311 9 943 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 114 145 number.. 22 857 25 084 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 116 152 number.. 39 612 44 328 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 78 92 number.. 4 916 6 234 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 35 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.. 429 599 acres.. 56 045 51 855 bushels.. 7 519 244 5 941 973 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 57 71 acres.. 2 279 2 558 tons, green.. 40 386 38 884 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 395 331 acres.. 24 051 12 587 bushels.. 1 217 875 613 668 Oats for grain................farms.. 57 136 acres.. 873 2 054 bushels.. 47 844 122 490 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 551 676 acres.. 92 126 95 265 bushels.. 3 394 334 3 423 730 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 281 351 acres.. 8 391 10 379 tons, dry.. 23 231 30 942 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 9 acres.. 45 42 @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. .