1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VAN WERT COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 790 922 Land in farms ..................acres.. 241 787 245 681 Average size of farm .......acres.. 306 266 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 514 020 438 736 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 678 1 543 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 530 65 325 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 107 136 50 to 179 acres ..................... 241 288 180 to 499 acres .................... 200 251 500 to 999 acres .................... 122 125 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 750 870 acres.. 227 574 232 245 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 739 862 acres.. 218 100 202 126 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 2 acres.. 19 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 603 53 351 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 447 57 865 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 49 774 40 971 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 829 12 380 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 56 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 158 224 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 133 154 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 122 156 $100,000 or more .................... 192 164 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 548 35 357 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 734 38 348 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 791 922 $1,000.. 20 782 18 779 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 273 20 368 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 458 516 Other ............................... 332 406 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 463 529 200 days or more ................... 312 343 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 89 128 number.. 3 770 5 160 Beef cows ..................farms.. 23 37 number.. 240 372 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 34 number.. 819 1 141 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 87 131 number.. 2 673 4 970 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 117 number.. 16 713 26 080 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 85 136 number.. 35 017 51 681 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 48 number.. 1 060 1 931 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 23 number.. (D) 200 600 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 1 400 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 617 716 acres.. 75 250 62 161 bushels.. 10 954 851 8 372 808 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 26 25 acres.. 735 570 tons, green.. 14 551 14 725 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 461 587 acres.. 26 008 24 135 bushels.. 1 291 596 1 398 110 Oats for grain................farms.. 57 153 acres.. 867 2 663 bushels.. 57 120 227 565 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 683 796 acres.. 107 344 105 218 bushels.. 4 439 587 4 144 481 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 120 144 acres.. 2 266 2 894 tons, dry.. 7 233 9 093 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 5 acres.. 10 (D) @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. .