1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ASHTABULA COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 993 1 026 Land in farms ..................acres.. 149 319 155 895 Average size of farm .......acres.. 150 152 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 241 977 164 916 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 637 1 152 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 844 41 666 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 235 237 50 to 179 acres ..................... 463 481 180 to 499 acres .................... 199 215 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 955 982 acres.. 102 903 109 201 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 871 928 acres.. 72 153 72 760 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 34 acres.. 371 377 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 907 36 398 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 153 35 476 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 244 13 171 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 663 23 227 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 314 275 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 149 160 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 142 154 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 150 145 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 105 $100,000 or more .................... 81 93 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 969 28 384 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 251 27 664 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 462 549 Other ............................... 531 477 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 577 556 200 days or more ................... 419 403 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 460 526 number.. 20 632 24 284 Beef cows ..................farms.. 216 188 number.. 1 776 1 516 Milk cows ..................farms.. 169 219 number.. 8 209 10 109 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 390 479 number.. 9 525 12 314 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 69 115 number.. 2 225 5 387 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 56 102 number.. 3 950 10 542 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 34 number.. 1 184 1 740 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 71 77 number.. 11 843 2 786 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 5 number.. (D) 225 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 278 378 acres.. 13 087 17 414 bushels.. 1 134 711 1 619 075 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 130 165 acres.. 5 151 4 586 tons, green.. 52 121 57 001 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 91 145 acres.. 2 725 3 626 bushels.. 115 297 169 081 Oats for grain................farms.. 131 256 acres.. 2 497 5 253 bushels.. 135 114 337 096 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 176 131 acres.. 16 580 8 862 bushels.. 497 827 271 894 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 645 697 acres.. 33 164 33 929 tons, dry.. 64 870 75 104 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 39 48 acres.. 293 230 @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.