1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TRUMBULL COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 788 842 Land in farms ..................acres.. 112 477 120 519 Average size of farm .......acres.. 143 143 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 282 609 214 129 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 815 1 484 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 408 49 682 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 208 203 50 to 179 acres ..................... 351 407 180 to 499 acres .................... 144 154 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 745 803 acres.. 82 052 84 664 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 695 750 acres.. 64 424 60 387 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 36 acres.. 248 149 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 467 25 125 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 319 29 840 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 686 10 660 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 782 14 465 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 242 245 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 110 123 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 104 116 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 142 140 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 66 $100,000 or more .................... 63 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 415 21 136 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 554 25 043 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 355 414 Other ............................... 433 428 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 465 464 200 days or more ................... 325 330 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 379 438 number.. 12 978 16 527 Beef cows ..................farms.. 191 207 number.. 2 114 1 988 Milk cows ..................farms.. 103 158 number.. 3 892 5 398 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 334 401 number.. 7 552 8 176 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 92 number.. 1 185 4 084 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 80 number.. 2 184 7 699 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 23 number.. 320 428 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 54 77 number.. 2 778 4 249 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 7 number.. 560 515 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 292 406 acres.. 17 716 20 882 bushels.. 1 647 014 2 306 966 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 98 141 acres.. 2 819 2 565 tons, green.. 30 649 37 750 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 107 136 acres.. 2 622 3 693 bushels.. 129 423 186 738 Oats for grain................farms.. 124 184 acres.. 2 257 2 976 bushels.. 157 452 217 172 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 233 201 acres.. 22 303 13 540 bushels.. 682 636 422 516 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 486 538 acres.. 17 362 17 942 tons, dry.. 35 192 41 935 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 50 63 acres.. 301 272 @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.