1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LORAIN COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 778 850 Land in farms ..................acres.. 130 631 142 624 Average size of farm .......acres.. 168 168 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 476 507 335 218 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 926 2 134 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 255 53 337 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 97 102 10 to 49 acres ...................... 243 271 50 to 179 acres ..................... 253 263 180 to 499 acres .................... 132 145 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 719 800 acres.. 109 918 118 873 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 671 752 acres.. 97 720 104 421 Irrigated land .................farms.. 88 87 acres.. 1 407 1 157 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 972 70 567 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 647 83 021 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 68 920 55 604 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 052 14 963 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 173 190 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 121 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 108 106 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 144 146 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 72 $100,000 or more .................... 108 115 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 66 376 59 386 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 426 69 948 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 343 420 Other ............................... 435 430 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 474 477 200 days or more ................... 359 351 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 191 228 number.. 11 130 12 145 Beef cows ..................farms.. 69 67 number.. 895 604 Milk cows ..................farms.. 58 84 number.. 3 972 4 598 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 181 211 number.. 5 488 5 527 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 61 number.. 11 941 17 409 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 62 number.. 28 298 28 078 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 52 number.. 904 1 059 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 36 46 number.. (D) 6 669 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 727 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 191 300 acres.. 17 579 25 961 bushels.. 1 836 844 2 732 934 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 51 66 acres.. 2 721 2 948 tons, green.. 40 203 42 608 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 92 268 acres.. 4 766 11 844 bushels.. 228 008 592 105 Oats for grain................farms.. 35 69 acres.. 780 1 021 bushels.. 41 384 59 544 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 360 438 acres.. 58 673 49 929 bushels.. 1 851 008 1 523 745 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 305 317 acres.. 10 979 12 091 tons, dry.. 26 042 30 840 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 59 77 acres.. 1 087 1 359 @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.