1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ERIE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 380 406 Land in farms ..................acres.. 89 871 88 899 Average size of farm .......acres.. 237 219 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 482 690 409 805 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 168 1 733 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 241 68 016 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 98 116 50 to 179 acres ..................... 118 127 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 337 385 acres.. 80 856 80 665 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 312 372 acres.. 77 229 76 022 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 14 acres.. 262 267 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 462 26 099 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 321 64 284 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 473 20 743 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 989 5 356 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 61 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 50 $100,000 or more .................... 86 80 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 976 20 887 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 357 51 447 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 185 205 Other ............................... 195 201 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 218 230 200 days or more ................... 159 165 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 98 100 number.. 4 239 4 412 Beef cows ..................farms.. 40 38 number.. 540 461 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 22 number.. 1 306 1 404 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 99 99 number.. 1 902 2 152 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 37 number.. 5 878 6 595 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 46 number.. 9 002 12 928 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 27 number.. 577 906 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 23 number.. (D) 2 702 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 206 268 acres.. 27 486 30 107 bushels.. 3 535 652 3 954 549 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 28 26 acres.. 815 967 tons, green.. 11 928 13 574 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 135 160 acres.. 7 368 7 266 bushels.. 445 146 451 705 Oats for grain................farms.. 19 36 acres.. 560 579 bushels.. 51 942 48 136 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 229 276 acres.. 33 263 27 783 bushels.. 1 397 451 1 092 904 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 104 110 acres.. 3 658 3 487 tons, dry.. 10 930 10 858 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 36 47 acres.. 513 995 @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.