1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 260 297 Land in farms ..................acres.. 19 088 19 808 Average size of farm .......acres.. 73 67 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 301 860 256 943 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 189 3 087 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 869 22 789 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 63 71 10 to 49 acres ...................... 98 126 50 to 179 acres ..................... 71 65 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 32 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 232 253 acres.. 12 449 14 823 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 197 229 acres.. 8 296 10 018 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 22 acres.. 528 354 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 793 6 691 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 974 22 528 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 234 5 041 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 560 1 649 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 119 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 13 $100,000 or more .................... 17 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 967 6 579 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 795 22 153 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 260 297 $1,000.. 881 1 647 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 390 5 544 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 113 112 Other ............................... 147 185 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 162 177 200 days or more ................... 117 130 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 65 89 number.. 1 566 1 464 Beef cows ..................farms.. 50 61 number.. 618 435 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 20 number.. 132 416 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 54 77 number.. 499 697 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 14 number.. 873 1 063 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 13 number.. (D) 1 354 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 19 number.. 243 923 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 31 number.. (D) 9 573 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 52 73 acres.. 1 684 2 584 bushels.. 177 195 260 360 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 7 17 acres.. 84 325 tons, green.. 1 251 2 613 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 30 acres.. 736 807 bushels.. 29 029 33 672 Oats for grain................farms.. 33 50 acres.. 568 981 bushels.. 30 753 67 836 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 24 acres.. 887 566 bushels.. 24 756 22 012 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 94 122 acres.. 2 804 3 284 tons, dry.. 5 386 7 273 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 38 43 acres.. 1 184 1 316 @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. .