1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 133 150 Land in farms ..................acres.. 4 060 5 563 Average size of farm .......acres.. 31 37 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 299 175 190 685 Average per acre .........dollars.. 11 090 6 110 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 111 35 526 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 71 10 to 49 acres ...................... 44 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 18 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 2 4 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 113 124 acres.. 2 416 2 937 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 93 106 acres.. 1 222 1 953 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 51 acres.. 280 166 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 916 14 502 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 666 96 680 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 736 14 106 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 179 396 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 39 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 12 $100,000 or more .................... 29 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 696 11 402 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 755 76 525 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 132 149 $1,000.. 2 306 3 191 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 470 21 414 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 69 73 Other ............................... 64 77 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 63 74 200 days or more ................... 36 42 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 13 18 number.. 315 263 Beef cows ..................farms.. 9 13 number.. 121 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 4 number.. 3 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 9 22 number.. 64 208 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 5 number.. 76 80 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 4 number.. (D) 78 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 8 number.. 76 111 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 10 number.. 920 1 872 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 12 acres.. 66 576 bushels.. 5 860 74 020 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 4 acres.. 84 27 bushels.. 3 550 650 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 1 acres.. 80 (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 16 25 acres.. 500 685 tons, dry.. 650 1 601 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 20 acres.. 242 225 @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. .