1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MAHONING COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 580 668 Land in farms ..................acres.. 73 484 81 001 Average size of farm .......acres.. 127 121 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 225 682 153 210 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 834 1 296 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 452 38 434 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 165 198 50 to 179 acres ..................... 258 279 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 125 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 540 619 acres.. 57 127 61 430 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 506 580 acres.. 45 135 45 352 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 31 acres.. 925 426 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 780 24 462 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 896 36 620 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 342 10 309 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 437 14 153 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 149 191 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 104 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 100 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 54 $100,000 or more .................... 56 65 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 452 19 667 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 504 29 442 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 579 668 $1,000.. 4 636 4 513 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 006 6 755 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 277 331 Other ............................... 303 337 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 328 373 200 days or more ................... 246 264 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 268 331 number.. 13 583 14 607 Beef cows ..................farms.. 128 151 number.. 1 711 1 569 Milk cows ..................farms.. 87 140 number.. 4 525 5 778 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 246 305 number.. 5 789 6 376 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 56 65 number.. 4 955 6 495 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 64 number.. 12 114 10 725 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 35 number.. 477 917 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 43 61 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 14 number.. 903 1 373 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 282 347 acres.. 17 234 14 869 bushels.. 1 844 553 1 634 932 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 91 99 acres.. 3 112 2 592 tons, green.. 52 081 44 409 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 171 201 acres.. 3 829 3 611 bushels.. 195 625 142 147 Oats for grain................farms.. 157 234 acres.. 2 526 4 808 bushels.. 156 704 335 474 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 102 84 acres.. 3 813 2 765 bushels.. 121 088 105 150 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 353 418 acres.. 14 803 16 028 tons, dry.. 31 977 41 522 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 64 56 acres.. 924 941 @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. .