1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COLUMBIANA COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 980 977 Land in farms ..................acres.. 138 197 143 773 Average size of farm .......acres.. 141 147 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 266 508 190 325 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 113 1 294 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 489 42 536 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 76 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 279 258 50 to 179 acres ..................... 413 426 180 to 499 acres .................... 169 189 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 909 917 acres.. 98 720 102 703 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 828 850 acres.. 79 886 78 647 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 37 acres.. 581 309 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 923 44 185 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 880 45 225 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 942 17 574 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 980 26 610 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 304 267 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 145 137 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 135 155 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 137 132 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 80 $100,000 or more .................... 129 129 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 041 35 580 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 814 36 343 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 410 477 Other ............................... 570 500 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 600 545 200 days or more ................... 461 412 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 566 559 number.. 27 265 27 419 Beef cows ..................farms.. 299 267 number.. 4 164 3 430 Milk cows ..................farms.. 167 207 number.. 10 519 10 496 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 505 497 number.. 11 265 11 500 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 81 117 number.. 6 699 8 162 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 71 118 number.. 12 361 15 165 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 47 number.. 2 450 2 537 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 53 54 number.. 2 493 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 5 number.. (D) 200 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 406 491 acres.. 23 011 25 611 bushels.. 2 221 804 2 940 271 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 162 184 acres.. 6 293 5 378 tons, green.. 82 691 83 581 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 190 233 acres.. 5 506 6 485 bushels.. 261 103 332 893 Oats for grain................farms.. 219 286 acres.. 3 809 5 453 bushels.. 250 501 319 274 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 159 107 acres.. 11 172 5 860 bushels.. 448 378 234 391 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 654 697 acres.. 31 813 30 620 tons, dry.. 72 986 78 177 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 41 59 acres.. 496 405 @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.