1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GEAUGA COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 622 702 Land in farms ..................acres.. 65 266 72 766 Average size of farm .......acres.. 105 104 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 297 575 190 453 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 941 1 841 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 931 28 164 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 166 201 50 to 179 acres ..................... 330 355 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 73 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 581 653 acres.. 40 607 45 109 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 525 597 acres.. 28 361 31 732 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 26 acres.. 159 102 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 086 15 433 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 862 21 984 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 106 4 163 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 981 11 270 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 185 231 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 120 128 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 41 $100,000 or more .................... 33 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 542 12 743 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 736 18 153 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 623 702 $1,000.. 1 192 2 465 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 913 3 511 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 340 382 Other ............................... 282 320 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 356 404 200 days or more ................... 224 275 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 338 411 number.. 10 228 11 329 Beef cows ..................farms.. 96 143 number.. 710 1 016 Milk cows ..................farms.. 207 230 number.. 4 565 5 632 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 309 369 number.. 4 578 5 206 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 98 95 number.. 1 912 2 905 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 71 78 number.. 3 142 6 340 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 37 number.. 872 789 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 74 112 number.. 3 383 11 500 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 8 number.. 2 257 1 156 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 284 349 acres.. 6 445 8 056 bushels.. 648 715 882 410 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 175 178 acres.. 2 122 2 123 tons, green.. 27 523 24 712 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 63 45 acres.. 1 270 530 bushels.. 78 339 22 823 Oats for grain................farms.. 243 301 acres.. 3 020 4 526 bushels.. 219 973 293 030 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 15 10 acres.. 660 408 bushels.. 17 146 14 757 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 425 507 acres.. 15 070 17 019 tons, dry.. 33 264 43 944 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 69 38 acres.. 516 255 @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. .