1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAKE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 272 268 Land in farms ..................acres.. 17 138 18 335 Average size of farm .......acres.. 63 68 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 282 467 241 959 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 414 3 295 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 760 39 506 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 61 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 124 118 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 83 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 17 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 253 253 acres.. 12 646 13 062 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 238 231 acres.. 8 335 9 709 Irrigated land .................farms.. 83 68 acres.. 1 468 1 506 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 766 32 569 Average per farm .........dollars.. 182 962 121 525 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 49 145 31 792 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 621 777 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 71 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 18 $100,000 or more .................... 39 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 656 22 665 Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 332 84 570 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 271 268 $1,000.. 10 183 10 516 Average per farm..........dollars.. 37 576 39 239 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 157 151 Other ............................... 115 117 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 122 137 200 days or more ................... 87 99 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 45 58 number.. 749 926 Beef cows ..................farms.. 20 35 number.. 131 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 5 number.. 115 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 35 49 number.. 821 1 010 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 16 number.. 494 363 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 21 number.. 734 553 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 13 number.. 300 391 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 23 number.. (D) 5 871 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 26 49 acres.. 900 1 252 bushels.. 62 316 118 406 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 7 2 acres.. 31 (D) tons, green.. 280 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 13 acres.. 300 150 bushels.. 14 672 5 282 Oats for grain................farms.. 18 31 acres.. 313 450 bushels.. 18 014 27 379 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 6 acres.. (D) 847 bushels.. 10 275 25 025 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 70 86 acres.. 1 913 2 233 tons, dry.. 4 258 5 610 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 37 30 acres.. 383 500 @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. .