1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 864 955 Land in farms ..................acres.. 139 655 146 000 Average size of farm .......acres.. 162 153 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 139 815 116 186 Average per acre .........dollars.. 933 749 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 227 24 709 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 130 144 50 to 179 acres ..................... 453 499 180 to 499 acres .................... 219 241 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 806 902 acres.. 70 255 69 165 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 746 854 acres.. 38 381 37 656 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 39 acres.. 355 562 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 152 16 250 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 167 17 016 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 406 3 745 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 746 12 505 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 260 388 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 170 209 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 175 128 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 126 112 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 41 $100,000 or more .................... 41 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 244 14 284 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 664 14 957 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 863 955 $1,000.. 2 538 1 644 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 941 1 722 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 364 387 Other ............................... 500 568 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 528 607 200 days or more ................... 408 463 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 628 698 number.. 24 166 24 149 Beef cows ..................farms.. 518 559 number.. 7 990 7 842 Milk cows ..................farms.. 60 80 number.. 2 647 3 020 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 589 657 number.. 15 074 14 841 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 90 97 number.. 11 868 6 651 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 90 93 number.. 24 002 13 521 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 32 number.. 1 683 1 496 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 52 94 number.. 2 170 3 029 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 305 369 acres.. 10 209 9 365 bushels.. 1 248 013 812 781 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 76 93 acres.. 1 354 1 549 tons, green.. 24 072 23 673 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 118 126 acres.. 2 050 1 680 bushels.. 79 425 70 465 Oats for grain................farms.. 43 66 acres.. 309 562 bushels.. 14 271 24 670 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 65 21 acres.. 2 736 927 bushels.. 109 984 29 761 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 666 768 acres.. 22 607 23 112 tons, dry.. 49 107 46 344 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 36 41 acres.. 639 789 @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. .