1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MEDINA COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 906 1 012 Land in farms ..................acres.. 103 857 115 890 Average size of farm .......acres.. 115 115 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 252 474 192 128 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 434 1 753 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 409 30 142 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 91 95 10 to 49 acres ...................... 320 345 50 to 179 acres ..................... 360 406 180 to 499 acres .................... 95 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 846 938 acres.. 82 712 89 470 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 758 856 acres.. 68 356 70 205 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 23 acres.. 217 92 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 454 28 691 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 302 28 351 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 125 11 207 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 329 17 484 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 278 344 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 148 133 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 144 153 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 136 160 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 68 $100,000 or more .................... 83 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 243 22 959 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 759 22 709 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 906 1 011 $1,000.. 1 923 5 894 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 122 5 830 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 408 471 Other ............................... 498 541 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 542 611 200 days or more ................... 383 439 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 383 472 number.. 13 618 17 116 Beef cows ..................farms.. 178 219 number.. 1 286 1 532 Milk cows ..................farms.. 106 174 number.. 4 966 7 512 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 348 443 number.. 5 660 7 681 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 106 108 number.. 6 106 7 508 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 105 114 number.. 11 494 15 442 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 91 number.. 954 2 395 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 81 119 number.. 3 470 22 426 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 5 number.. 2 264 288 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 365 482 acres.. 19 623 20 302 bushels.. 2 131 637 2 194 185 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 97 111 acres.. 2 899 2 924 tons, green.. 39 573 45 495 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 248 229 acres.. 6 818 4 824 bushels.. 322 270 197 855 Oats for grain................farms.. 154 268 acres.. 2 069 4 274 bushels.. 131 360 273 072 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 277 310 acres.. 20 975 18 713 bushels.. 595 067 670 598 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 523 608 acres.. 17 147 20 362 tons, dry.. 42 814 59 105 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 56 49 acres.. 459 446 @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. .