1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VINTON COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 205 217 Land in farms ..................acres.. 41 666 43 303 Average size of farm .......acres.. 203 200 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 008 108 986 Average per acre .........dollars.. 651 515 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 474 20 386 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 100 97 180 to 499 acres .................... 59 59 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 195 208 acres.. 19 116 21 124 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 176 190 acres.. 9 300 10 913 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 7 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 109 1 615 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 288 7 440 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 673 466 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 436 1 148 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 97 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 2 $100,000 or more .................... 5 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 117 1 603 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 329 7 386 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 205 217 $1,000.. (D) - 203 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 935 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 65 58 Other ............................... 140 159 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 130 153 200 days or more ................... 93 121 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 134 158 number.. 4 267 4 451 Beef cows ..................farms.. 112 139 number.. 2 124 2 449 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 13 number.. 196 199 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 117 146 number.. 1 659 2 228 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 32 number.. 2 945 1 411 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 26 number.. 4 096 1 866 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 7 number.. 269 256 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 20 number.. (D) 563 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 75 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 53 56 acres.. 1 901 1 701 bushels.. 184 764 139 998 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 165 tons, green.. (D) 928 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 8 acres.. 208 164 bushels.. 6 715 5 135 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 5 acres.. 50 53 bushels.. 1 810 1 585 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 11 acres.. 659 522 bushels.. 19 448 11 904 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 152 176 acres.. 6 416 8 390 tons, dry.. 11 714 14 575 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 5 acres.. 4 6 @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. .