1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAKE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 274 272 Land in farms ..................acres.. 19 053 17 138 Average size of farm .......acres.. 70 63 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 388 257 282 467 Average per acre .........dollars.. 6 196 5 414 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 239 42 760 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 61 10 to 49 acres ...................... 129 124 50 to 179 acres ..................... 64 66 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 16 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 264 253 acres.. 13 081 12 646 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 240 238 acres.. 10 113 8 335 Irrigated land .................farms.. 96 83 acres.. 3 544 1 468 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 73 572 49 766 Average per farm .........dollars.. 268 510 182 962 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 73 045 49 145 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 526 621 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 56 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 14 $100,000 or more .................... 47 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 122 39 656 Average per farm .........dollars.. 199 716 146 332 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 149 157 Other ............................... 125 115 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 117 122 200 days or more ................... 81 87 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 37 45 number.. 722 749 Beef cows ..................farms.. 19 20 number.. 113 131 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 7 number.. 119 115 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 34 35 number.. 336 821 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 16 number.. 319 494 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 11 number.. 348 734 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 15 number.. 162 300 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 12 number.. 430 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 26 acres.. (D) 900 bushels.. (D) 62 316 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 7 acres.. 146 31 tons, green.. 734 280 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 15 acres.. 359 300 bushels.. 15 052 14 672 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 18 acres.. 118 313 bushels.. 5 660 18 014 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 4 acres.. 715 (D) bushels.. 22 110 10 275 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 71 70 acres.. 2 725 1 913 tons, dry.. 4 650 4 258 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 30 37 acres.. 344 383 @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.