1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 UNION COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 811 803 Land in farms ..................acres.. 204 693 222 957 Average size of farm .......acres.. 252 278 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 530 649 359 955 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 271 1 397 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 748 72 041 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 73 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 185 166 50 to 179 acres ..................... 277 270 180 to 499 acres .................... 158 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 753 764 acres.. 185 126 202 370 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 655 730 acres.. 170 628 180 673 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 22 acres.. 65 173 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 69 625 77 820 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 851 96 912 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 953 35 338 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 673 42 482 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 200 139 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 129 161 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 106 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 85 $100,000 or more .................... 152 139 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 913 63 814 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 621 79 272 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 374 409 Other ............................... 437 394 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 487 449 200 days or more ................... 355 348 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 207 221 number.. 11 942 14 216 Beef cows ..................farms.. 99 92 number.. 1 126 1 305 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 53 number.. 2 596 2 744 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 186 203 number.. 7 204 9 311 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 63 114 number.. 38 809 22 857 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 66 116 number.. 77 900 39 612 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 58 78 number.. 3 298 4 916 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 25 number.. 454 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 52 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 333 429 acres.. 49 559 56 045 bushels.. 6 091 184 7 519 244 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 39 57 acres.. 1 721 2 279 tons, green.. 31 548 40 386 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 287 395 acres.. 18 527 24 051 bushels.. 1 038 647 1 217 875 Oats for grain................farms.. 36 57 acres.. 489 873 bushels.. 27 279 47 844 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 487 551 acres.. 94 585 92 126 bushels.. 3 787 503 3 394 334 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 250 281 acres.. 8 095 8 391 tons, dry.. 19 074 23 231 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 14 acres.. 34 45 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.