1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PORTAGE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 721 820 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 293 102 483 Average size of farm .......acres.. 134 125 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 267 554 202 723 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 992 1 734 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 786 31 071 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 71 10 to 49 acres ...................... 225 277 50 to 179 acres ..................... 301 330 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 681 769 acres.. 69 373 72 688 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 624 707 acres.. 52 199 53 775 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 24 acres.. 467 417 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 394 25 157 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 447 30 680 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 348 9 762 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 046 15 395 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 234 262 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 122 150 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 127 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 115 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 54 $100,000 or more .................... 54 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 309 19 938 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 207 24 345 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 720 819 $1,000.. 2 662 4 540 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 697 5 543 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 326 340 Other ............................... 395 480 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 413 518 200 days or more ................... 309 392 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 325 424 number.. 11 000 13 423 Beef cows ..................farms.. 173 241 number.. 1 455 2 262 Milk cows ..................farms.. 76 109 number.. 3 419 4 104 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 288 384 number.. 4 453 5 994 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 90 number.. 6 541 7 085 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 51 78 number.. 14 301 16 164 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 22 number.. 955 561 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 50 80 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 454 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 263 369 acres.. 17 954 19 713 bushels.. 1 809 265 2 135 660 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 67 97 acres.. 1 677 2 259 tons, green.. 23 921 30 217 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 138 132 acres.. 4 610 3 128 bushels.. 235 504 146 322 Oats for grain................farms.. 113 215 acres.. 2 222 4 039 bushels.. 140 418 257 053 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 122 130 acres.. 10 193 8 389 bushels.. 348 892 333 362 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 467 527 acres.. 15 010 15 547 tons, dry.. 31 323 42 601 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 62 49 acres.. 1 424 732 @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. .