1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WILLIAMS COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 763 963 Land in farms ..................acres.. 187 175 224 146 Average size of farm .......acres.. 245 233 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 259 144 233 426 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 021 1 001 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 287 41 151 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 137 165 50 to 179 acres ..................... 281 358 180 to 499 acres .................... 197 257 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 90 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 722 918 acres.. 167 430 198 148 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 696 897 acres.. 148 880 158 134 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 6 acres.. 356 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 072 48 273 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 004 50 128 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 882 23 348 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 190 24 925 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 122 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 113 184 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 162 219 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 113 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 100 124 $100,000 or more .................... 119 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 018 43 484 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 829 45 108 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 762 964 $1,000.. 8 304 3 444 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 897 3 572 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 376 470 Other ............................... 387 493 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 464 606 200 days or more ................... 346 438 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 173 229 number.. 13 979 15 402 Beef cows ..................farms.. 58 59 number.. 780 697 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 53 number.. 1 208 2 114 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 169 211 number.. 19 709 18 777 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 104 145 number.. 26 705 36 292 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 115 153 number.. 61 683 74 804 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 50 number.. 2 510 2 117 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 30 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 4 number.. 1 460 1 340 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 492 707 acres.. 46 271 49 632 bushels.. 5 566 008 4 423 640 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 50 66 acres.. 2 658 3 316 tons, green.. 40 965 46 895 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 470 581 acres.. 24 104 22 532 bushels.. 953 056 1 047 669 Oats for grain................farms.. 65 201 acres.. 1 038 2 717 bushels.. 73 405 171 568 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 595 781 acres.. 69 418 73 273 bushels.. 2 364 186 2 419 131 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 219 287 acres.. 6 707 8 231 tons, dry.. 15 306 21 567 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 13 acres.. 550 746 @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. .