1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ERIE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 406 480 Land in farms ..................acres.. 88 899 90 106 Average size of farm .......acres.. 219 188 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 409 805 300 284 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 733 1 384 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 016 66 947 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 116 128 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 157 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 385 452 acres.. 80 665 79 669 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 372 433 acres.. 76 022 67 683 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 14 acres.. 267 254 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 099 25 829 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 284 53 810 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 743 17 510 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 356 8 319 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 49 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 91 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 40 $100,000 or more .................... 80 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 887 21 936 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 447 45 796 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 406 479 $1,000.. 6 003 6 595 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 785 13 768 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 205 242 Other ............................... 201 238 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 230 254 200 days or more ................... 165 192 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 100 125 number.. 4 412 5 597 Beef cows ..................farms.. 38 35 number.. 461 344 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 53 number.. 1 404 2 150 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 99 111 number.. 2 152 2 416 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 47 number.. 6 595 5 004 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 46 number.. 12 928 8 986 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 37 number.. 906 1 390 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 40 number.. 2 702 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) 3 064 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 268 287 acres.. 30 107 25 696 bushels.. 3 954 549 3 303 549 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 26 34 acres.. 967 751 tons, green.. 13 574 10 824 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 160 174 acres.. 7 266 5 849 bushels.. 451 705 332 474 Oats for grain................farms.. 36 62 acres.. 579 1 117 bushels.. 48 136 82 288 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 276 302 acres.. 27 783 26 559 bushels.. 1 092 904 1 088 281 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 110 138 acres.. 3 487 4 263 tons, dry.. 10 858 15 396 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 47 55 acres.. 995 1 345 @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. .