1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STARK COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 086 1 120 Land in farms ..................acres.. 136 737 136 612 Average size of farm .......acres.. 126 122 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 346 693 229 813 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 091 1 902 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 551 43 514 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 137 152 10 to 49 acres ...................... 357 371 50 to 179 acres ..................... 401 397 180 to 499 acres .................... 140 148 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 999 1 043 acres.. 106 899 109 766 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 908 946 acres.. 90 826 89 786 Irrigated land .................farms.. 60 53 acres.. 889 756 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 998 56 435 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 217 50 388 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 451 18 097 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 546 38 338 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 281 284 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 159 195 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 143 162 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 193 166 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 101 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 91 $100,000 or more .................... 148 121 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 695 47 557 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 784 42 461 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 476 515 Other ............................... 610 605 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 651 651 200 days or more ................... 511 505 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 550 586 number.. 26 179 27 150 Beef cows ..................farms.. 295 281 number.. 3 348 3 080 Milk cows ..................farms.. 141 188 number.. 9 174 10 047 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 510 563 number.. 11 991 12 817 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 90 116 number.. 9 354 7 218 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 82 122 number.. 16 462 14 942 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 51 63 number.. 1 371 1 708 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 62 80 number.. (D) 24 263 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 25 number.. 7 163 141 7 554 676 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 488 555 acres.. 31 859 33 159 bushels.. 3 338 774 3 868 149 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 138 165 acres.. 5 905 5 201 tons, green.. 71 119 72 635 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 251 312 acres.. 6 951 8 362 bushels.. 318 011 389 777 Oats for grain................farms.. 249 312 acres.. 3 585 5 284 bushels.. 226 445 342 498 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 244 175 acres.. 20 215 12 816 bushels.. 781 113 462 222 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 614 673 acres.. 22 477 25 319 tons, dry.. 51 450 64 928 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 80 94 acres.. 1 842 1 922 @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.