1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ASHTABULA COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 026 1 188 Land in farms ..................acres.. 155 895 182 022 Average size of farm .......acres.. 152 153 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 916 158 627 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 152 1 070 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 666 33 140 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 237 277 50 to 179 acres ..................... 481 565 180 to 499 acres .................... 215 241 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 982 1 145 acres.. 109 201 123 083 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 928 1 069 acres.. 72 760 83 410 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 27 acres.. 377 607 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 398 37 297 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 476 31 395 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 171 11 783 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 227 25 514 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 275 368 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 160 178 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 154 163 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 145 152 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 116 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 105 113 $100,000 or more .................... 93 98 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 384 27 710 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 664 23 325 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 026 1 188 $1,000.. 6 294 8 195 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 135 6 898 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 549 609 Other ............................... 477 579 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 556 669 200 days or more ................... 403 465 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 526 671 number.. 24 284 29 438 Beef cows ..................farms.. 188 274 number.. 1 516 2 564 Milk cows ..................farms.. 219 325 number.. 10 109 13 436 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 479 616 number.. 12 314 14 679 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 115 130 number.. 5 387 5 465 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 102 119 number.. 10 542 10 252 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 36 number.. 1 740 1 539 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 77 140 number.. 2 786 4 862 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 11 number.. 225 276 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 378 550 acres.. 17 414 20 988 bushels.. 1 619 075 2 165 748 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 165 195 acres.. 4 586 4 583 tons, green.. 57 001 62 886 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 145 119 acres.. 3 626 2 134 bushels.. 169 081 79 917 Oats for grain................farms.. 256 333 acres.. 5 253 7 111 bushels.. 337 096 439 556 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 131 136 acres.. 8 862 8 688 bushels.. 271 894 327 718 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 697 821 acres.. 33 929 40 303 tons, dry.. 75 104 100 234 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 48 54 acres.. 230 377 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .