1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COLUMBIANA COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 977 1 093 Land in farms ..................acres.. 143 773 155 205 Average size of farm .......acres.. 147 142 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 190 325 159 909 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 294 1 197 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 536 34 397 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 62 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 258 275 50 to 179 acres ..................... 426 515 180 to 499 acres .................... 189 189 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 917 1 026 acres.. 102 703 109 516 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 850 951 acres.. 78 647 82 963 Irrigated land .................farms.. 37 31 acres.. 309 490 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 185 43 259 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 225 39 578 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 574 14 672 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 610 28 586 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 267 320 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 137 160 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 155 143 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 132 156 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 99 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 94 $100,000 or more .................... 129 121 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 580 32 102 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 343 29 371 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 979 1 093 $1,000.. 7 719 8 492 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 884 7 769 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 477 509 Other ............................... 500 584 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 545 633 200 days or more ................... 412 470 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 559 692 number.. 27 419 30 948 Beef cows ..................farms.. 267 357 number.. 3 430 4 189 Milk cows ..................farms.. 207 276 number.. 10 496 12 372 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 497 649 number.. 11 500 13 666 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 117 123 number.. 8 162 8 875 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 118 114 number.. 15 165 17 966 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 61 number.. 2 537 2 683 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 54 111 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 5 number.. 200 195 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 491 591 acres.. 25 611 26 860 bushels.. 2 940 271 2 828 683 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 184 193 acres.. 5 378 4 517 tons, green.. 83 581 67 446 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 233 309 acres.. 6 485 6 532 bushels.. 332 893 273 938 Oats for grain................farms.. 286 404 acres.. 5 453 7 971 bushels.. 319 274 518 692 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 107 72 acres.. 5 860 2 043 bushels.. 234 391 78 907 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 697 787 acres.. 30 620 35 247 tons, dry.. 78 177 104 595 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 59 49 acres.. 405 570 @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. .