1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LORAIN COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 850 985 Land in farms ..................acres.. 142 624 143 639 Average size of farm .......acres.. 168 146 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 335 218 204 742 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 134 1 444 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 337 42 096 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 102 107 10 to 49 acres ...................... 271 307 50 to 179 acres ..................... 263 343 180 to 499 acres .................... 145 165 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 800 928 acres.. 118 873 120 154 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 752 879 acres.. 104 421 100 052 Irrigated land .................farms.. 87 65 acres.. 1 157 370 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 70 567 60 213 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 021 61 130 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 55 604 45 152 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 963 15 061 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 190 238 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 121 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 168 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 146 188 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 80 $100,000 or more .................... 115 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 386 49 280 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 948 49 980 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 849 986 $1,000.. 10 897 10 232 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 835 10 377 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 420 497 Other ............................... 430 488 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 477 561 200 days or more ................... 351 417 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 228 300 number.. 12 145 13 381 Beef cows ..................farms.. 67 110 number.. 604 695 Milk cows ..................farms.. 84 114 number.. 4 598 5 534 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 211 270 number.. 5 527 6 484 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 61 83 number.. 17 409 9 478 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 62 82 number.. 28 078 16 066 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 54 number.. 1 059 1 732 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 46 72 number.. 6 669 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 8 number.. 727 692 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 300 406 acres.. 25 961 24 131 bushels.. 2 732 934 2 482 930 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 66 87 acres.. 2 948 2 520 tons, green.. 42 608 33 663 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 268 235 acres.. 11 844 6 836 bushels.. 592 105 269 361 Oats for grain................farms.. 69 170 acres.. 1 021 2 926 bushels.. 59 544 179 667 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 438 534 acres.. 49 929 46 701 bushels.. 1 523 745 1 651 863 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 317 424 acres.. 12 091 15 012 tons, dry.. 30 840 38 981 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 77 79 acres.. 1 359 2 436 @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. .