1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WYANDOT COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 674 727 Land in farms ..................acres.. 216 318 216 518 Average size of farm .......acres.. 321 298 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 389 618 313 195 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 205 1 111 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 174 47 643 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 127 50 to 179 acres ..................... 209 220 180 to 499 acres .................... 160 200 500 to 999 acres .................... 92 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 640 689 acres.. 198 251 196 718 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 626 684 acres.. 185 436 168 180 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 11 acres.. 11 172 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 703 43 923 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 744 60 417 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 911 31 239 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 793 12 684 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 161 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 107 117 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 91 103 $100,000 or more .................... 149 128 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 325 32 224 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 947 44 324 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 673 727 $1,000.. 13 013 11 093 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 336 15 258 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 378 423 Other ............................... 296 304 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 368 395 200 days or more ................... 270 268 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 145 162 number.. 6 010 6 079 Beef cows ..................farms.. 45 56 number.. 545 663 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 39 number.. 1 311 1 331 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 134 151 number.. 4 551 3 875 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 80 number.. 33 766 29 722 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 73 85 number.. 63 090 59 427 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 56 66 number.. 2 547 3 780 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 35 number.. 539 86 840 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 3 number.. 964 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 483 562 acres.. 60 007 48 284 bushels.. 8 112 620 5 904 593 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 31 26 acres.. 1 072 551 tons, green.. 15 369 9 038 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 480 501 acres.. 36 388 26 880 bushels.. 1 843 208 1 283 229 Oats for grain................farms.. 63 135 acres.. 826 2 298 bushels.. 59 253 163 877 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 563 611 acres.. 86 710 86 673 bushels.. 3 269 030 3 308 376 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 151 174 acres.. 4 176 4 311 tons, dry.. 11 816 12 497 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 4 acres.. (D) (D) @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. .