1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WOOD COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 089 1 279 Land in farms ..................acres.. 302 456 318 255 Average size of farm .......acres.. 278 249 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 449 517 348 377 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 635 1 454 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 336 55 726 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 64 71 10 to 49 acres ...................... 228 259 50 to 179 acres ..................... 355 434 180 to 499 acres .................... 242 318 500 to 999 acres .................... 133 147 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 032 1 234 acres.. 288 262 299 743 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 017 1 216 acres.. 272 420 256 170 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 20 acres.. 594 314 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 649 63 270 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 895 49 469 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 65 481 48 985 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 168 14 285 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 137 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 94 124 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 114 187 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 239 319 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 158 181 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 153 175 $100,000 or more .................... 216 156 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 61 416 49 899 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 397 39 044 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 089 1 278 $1,000.. 21 774 12 798 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 994 10 014 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 580 682 Other ............................... 509 597 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 632 766 200 days or more ................... 430 505 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 162 165 number.. 6 628 6 482 Beef cows ..................farms.. 41 59 number.. 523 723 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 19 number.. 558 585 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 146 156 number.. 6 149 7 256 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 91 116 number.. 13 392 14 011 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 106 129 number.. 29 915 29 670 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 55 number.. 1 683 2 476 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 44 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 4 number.. 1 297 234 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 810 981 acres.. 93 277 81 032 bushels.. 12 615 045 7 892 703 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 31 26 acres.. 1 019 694 tons, green.. 21 320 14 242 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 709 795 acres.. 48 627 39 109 bushels.. 2 677 925 2 231 348 Oats for grain................farms.. 52 176 acres.. 908 2 306 bushels.. 67 411 193 731 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 882 1 093 acres.. 119 876 126 251 bushels.. 4 746 713 4 139 637 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 210 224 acres.. 4 677 4 817 tons, dry.. 14 395 12 758 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 50 52 acres.. 2 916 3 002 @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. .