1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 251 260 Land in farms ..................acres.. 17 235 19 088 Average size of farm .......acres.. 69 73 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 340 804 301 860 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 553 3 189 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 502 29 869 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 62 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 100 98 50 to 179 acres ..................... 65 71 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 227 232 acres.. 11 308 12 449 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 200 197 acres.. 7 344 8 296 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 36 acres.. 329 528 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 932 7 793 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 586 29 974 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 567 6 234 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 365 1 560 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 17 $100,000 or more .................... 23 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 977 6 967 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 908 26 795 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 103 113 Other ............................... 148 147 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 142 162 200 days or more ................... 101 117 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 54 65 number.. 1 447 1 566 Beef cows ..................farms.. 40 50 number.. 604 618 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. 208 132 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 46 54 number.. 587 499 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 14 number.. 276 873 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 12 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 14 number.. 525 243 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 26 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 52 acres.. 1 593 1 684 bushels.. 155 142 177 195 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 7 acres.. 163 84 tons, green.. 1 944 1 251 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 32 acres.. 464 736 bushels.. 19 731 29 029 Oats for grain................farms.. 29 33 acres.. 341 568 bushels.. 21 113 30 753 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 23 acres.. 1 144 887 bushels.. 37 707 24 756 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 99 94 acres.. 2 937 2 804 tons, dry.. 6 059 5 386 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 35 38 acres.. 736 1 184 @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.