1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GEAUGA COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 661 622 Land in farms ..................acres.. 59 238 65 266 Average size of farm .......acres.. 90 105 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 348 155 297 575 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 985 2 941 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 101 32 931 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 225 166 50 to 179 acres ..................... 299 330 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 61 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 582 581 acres.. 38 206 40 607 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 531 525 acres.. 27 453 28 361 Irrigated land .................farms.. 58 47 acres.. 192 159 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 282 16 086 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 658 25 862 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 953 6 106 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 329 9 981 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 216 185 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 91 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 100 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 120 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 44 $100,000 or more .................... 47 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 303 13 542 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 081 21 736 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 285 340 Other ............................... 376 282 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 451 356 200 days or more ................... 286 224 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 280 338 number.. 8 187 10 228 Beef cows ..................farms.. 87 96 number.. 757 710 Milk cows ..................farms.. 140 207 number.. 3 288 4 565 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 246 309 number.. 4 400 4 578 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 67 98 number.. 1 528 1 912 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 71 number.. 2 035 3 142 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 30 number.. 714 872 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 68 74 number.. 5 846 3 383 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 10 number.. (D) 2 257 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 190 284 acres.. 4 956 6 445 bushels.. 371 784 648 715 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 131 175 acres.. 2 261 2 122 tons, green.. 21 990 27 523 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 48 63 acres.. 641 1 270 bushels.. 26 951 78 339 Oats for grain................farms.. 172 243 acres.. 1 843 3 020 bushels.. 104 571 219 973 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 32 15 acres.. 2 417 660 bushels.. 77 024 17 146 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 420 425 acres.. 14 842 15 070 tons, dry.. 31 555 33 264 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 51 69 acres.. 297 516 @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.