1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STARK COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 120 1 306 Land in farms ..................acres.. 136 612 153 302 Average size of farm .......acres.. 122 117 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 813 190 769 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 902 1 588 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 514 37 306 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 152 164 10 to 49 acres ...................... 371 402 50 to 179 acres ..................... 397 508 180 to 499 acres .................... 148 188 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 043 1 219 acres.. 109 766 124 003 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 946 1 132 acres.. 89 786 96 779 Irrigated land .................farms.. 53 49 acres.. 756 1 112 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 435 50 062 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 388 38 332 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 097 20 587 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 338 29 475 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 284 372 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 195 219 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 162 162 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 166 199 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 101 119 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 91 101 $100,000 or more .................... 121 134 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 557 38 638 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 461 29 585 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 120 1 306 $1,000.. 9 289 10 580 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 294 8 101 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 515 578 Other ............................... 605 728 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 651 790 200 days or more ................... 505 614 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 586 762 number.. 27 150 32 260 Beef cows ..................farms.. 281 353 number.. 3 080 3 795 Milk cows ..................farms.. 188 256 number.. 10 047 11 698 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 563 711 number.. 12 817 16 809 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 116 189 number.. 7 218 14 733 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 122 191 number.. 14 942 24 600 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 63 79 number.. 1 708 2 905 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 80 112 number.. 24 263 107 031 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 25 16 number.. 7 554 676 1 369 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 555 720 acres.. 33 159 35 981 bushels.. 3 868 149 3 767 337 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 165 179 acres.. 5 201 3 883 tons, green.. 72 635 60 549 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 312 397 acres.. 8 362 8 071 bushels.. 389 777 315 809 Oats for grain................farms.. 312 474 acres.. 5 284 7 820 bushels.. 342 498 497 694 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 175 198 acres.. 12 816 11 971 bushels.. 462 222 466 996 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 673 822 acres.. 25 319 29 068 tons, dry.. 64 928 79 058 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 94 81 acres.. 1 922 2 057 @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. .