1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 118 133 Land in farms ..................acres.. 4 268 4 060 Average size of farm .......acres.. 36 31 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 435 200 299 175 Average per acre .........dollars.. 13 094 11 090 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 397 34 111 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 22 18 180 to 499 acres .................... 3 2 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 102 113 acres.. 2 707 2 416 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 85 93 acres.. 1 286 1 222 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 56 acres.. 160 280 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 147 15 916 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 310 119 666 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 626 15 736 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 521 179 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 40 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 11 $100,000 or more .................... 25 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 716 13 696 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 766 103 755 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 63 69 Other ............................... 55 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 53 63 200 days or more ................... 28 36 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 7 13 number.. 160 315 Beef cows ..................farms.. 7 9 number.. 93 121 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 3 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 5 9 number.. 69 64 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 6 number.. 55 76 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 5 number.. 36 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 7 number.. 89 76 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 11 number.. 605 920 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 66 bushels.. (D) 5 860 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 5 acres.. (D) 84 bushels.. (D) 3 550 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 3 acres.. 127 80 bushels.. 3 798 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 21 16 acres.. 550 500 tons, dry.. 748 650 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 16 15 acres.. 163 242 @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.