1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WARREN COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 792 920 Land in farms ..................acres.. 129 416 136 623 Average size of farm .......acres.. 163 149 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 484 257 277 610 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 951 1 830 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 152 32 714 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 61 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 309 302 50 to 179 acres ..................... 269 355 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 134 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 729 848 acres.. 102 467 105 545 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 652 771 acres.. 83 692 75 138 Irrigated land .................farms.. 37 41 acres.. 463 448 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 932 26 192 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 318 28 470 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 596 17 206 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 336 8 986 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 199 256 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 159 183 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 120 138 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 139 170 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 72 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 37 $100,000 or more .................... 73 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 697 22 642 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 279 24 611 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 791 920 $1,000.. 3 606 4 151 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 558 4 512 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 347 405 Other ............................... 445 515 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 459 552 200 days or more ................... 356 420 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 243 327 number.. 10 029 11 676 Beef cows ..................farms.. 183 241 number.. 2 564 3 581 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 37 number.. 2 062 1 546 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 230 317 number.. 4 306 6 487 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 82 95 number.. 19 782 16 074 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 77 96 number.. 24 550 24 341 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 53 61 number.. 1 101 1 740 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 45 65 number.. 1 580 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 1 number.. 970 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 300 419 acres.. 30 597 30 949 bushels.. 4 406 940 3 430 902 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 35 36 acres.. 601 1 077 tons, green.. 10 385 19 996 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 148 162 acres.. 6 605 4 166 bushels.. 301 583 190 096 Oats for grain................farms.. 16 15 acres.. 207 174 bushels.. 11 319 8 497 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 326 391 acres.. 39 584 30 363 bushels.. 1 521 511 1 008 264 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 281 352 acres.. 6 359 7 790 tons, dry.. 16 266 18 306 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 43 42 acres.. 449 826 @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. .