1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MEDINA COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 851 906 Land in farms ..................acres.. 104 060 103 857 Average size of farm .......acres.. 122 115 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 432 900 252 474 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 950 2 434 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 577 37 409 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 93 91 10 to 49 acres ...................... 315 320 50 to 179 acres ..................... 309 360 180 to 499 acres .................... 95 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 787 846 acres.. 81 152 82 712 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 708 758 acres.. 69 598 68 356 Irrigated land .................farms.. 42 36 acres.. 372 217 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 080 27 454 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 047 30 302 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 971 13 125 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 109 14 329 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 248 278 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 129 148 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 139 144 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 148 136 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 63 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 54 $100,000 or more .................... 75 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 401 24 243 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 199 26 759 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 365 408 Other ............................... 486 498 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 510 542 200 days or more ................... 361 383 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 329 383 number.. 12 372 13 618 Beef cows ..................farms.. 177 178 number.. 1 447 1 286 Milk cows ..................farms.. 90 106 number.. 4 474 4 966 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 284 348 number.. 4 921 5 660 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 61 106 number.. 1 948 6 106 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 62 105 number.. 4 262 11 494 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 52 number.. 950 954 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 62 81 number.. 2 558 3 470 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 14 number.. 748 2 264 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 281 365 acres.. 15 370 19 623 bushels.. 1 452 447 2 131 637 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 77 97 acres.. 3 642 2 899 tons, green.. 41 093 39 573 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 135 248 acres.. 4 259 6 818 bushels.. 182 224 322 270 Oats for grain................farms.. 105 154 acres.. 1 574 2 069 bushels.. 99 944 131 360 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 277 277 acres.. 29 273 20 975 bushels.. 971 228 595 067 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 456 523 acres.. 15 515 17 147 tons, dry.. 32 868 42 814 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 54 56 acres.. 503 459 @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.