1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 582 1 734 Land in farms ..................acres.. 246 938 263 457 Average size of farm .......acres.. 156 152 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 274 657 232 888 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 823 1 604 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 872 45 679 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 175 186 10 to 49 acres ...................... 347 350 50 to 179 acres ..................... 642 742 180 to 499 acres .................... 327 370 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 67 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 421 1 573 acres.. 202 073 215 653 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 338 1 497 acres.. 172 716 172 625 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 21 acres.. 213 547 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 138 969 125 619 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 844 72 444 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 783 19 117 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 114 185 106 502 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 228 241 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 152 172 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 162 206 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 279 300 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 192 227 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 155 237 $100,000 or more .................... 414 351 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 115 851 94 742 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 277 54 638 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 581 1 734 $1,000.. 23 529 30 893 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 882 17 816 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 982 1 094 Other ............................... 600 640 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 740 839 200 days or more ................... 522 533 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 050 1 199 number.. 85 799 90 446 Beef cows ..................farms.. 215 238 number.. 3 567 3 317 Milk cows ..................farms.. 635 746 number.. 31 879 34 258 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 006 1 178 number.. 55 588 63 575 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 318 390 number.. 60 777 64 755 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 341 409 number.. 131 159 119 566 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 118 129 number.. 3 436 4 846 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 212 249 number.. (D) 948 259 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 41 26 number.. 3 482 269 472 465 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 016 1 232 acres.. 65 068 64 796 bushels.. 8 585 525 7 400 575 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 569 592 acres.. 15 471 14 307 tons, green.. 275 483 242 086 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 505 603 acres.. 13 213 12 153 bushels.. 715 280 553 138 Oats for grain................farms.. 571 771 acres.. 9 387 12 417 bushels.. 724 189 910 473 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 370 348 acres.. 23 133 18 117 bushels.. 914 949 720 679 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 066 1 195 acres.. 52 006 57 000 tons, dry.. 157 428 180 281 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 54 37 acres.. 272 183 @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. .