1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TRUMBULL COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 842 951 Land in farms ..................acres.. 120 519 122 492 Average size of farm .......acres.. 143 129 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 214 129 148 632 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 484 1 173 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 682 33 036 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 203 236 50 to 179 acres ..................... 407 467 180 to 499 acres .................... 154 164 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 803 894 acres.. 84 664 86 547 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 750 845 acres.. 60 387 58 589 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 26 acres.. 149 126 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 125 24 268 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 840 25 518 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 660 8 193 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 465 16 074 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 245 298 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 123 158 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 116 126 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 140 148 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 80 $100,000 or more .................... 61 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 136 19 115 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 043 20 100 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 844 951 $1,000.. 3 746 4 624 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 438 4 862 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 414 438 Other ............................... 428 513 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 464 570 200 days or more ................... 330 426 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 438 546 number.. 16 527 19 239 Beef cows ..................farms.. 207 265 number.. 1 988 2 515 Milk cows ..................farms.. 158 226 number.. 5 398 7 694 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 401 495 number.. 8 176 9 400 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 92 104 number.. 4 084 4 629 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 80 103 number.. 7 699 7 124 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 37 number.. 428 833 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 77 92 number.. 4 249 6 694 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 10 number.. 515 1 931 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 406 483 acres.. 20 882 18 616 bushels.. 2 306 966 2 077 753 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 141 151 acres.. 2 565 2 456 tons, green.. 37 750 30 274 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 136 100 acres.. 3 693 1 718 bushels.. 186 738 74 465 Oats for grain................farms.. 184 311 acres.. 2 976 5 216 bushels.. 217 172 315 982 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 201 177 acres.. 13 540 10 434 bushels.. 422 516 400 108 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 538 654 acres.. 17 942 21 429 tons, dry.. 41 935 51 609 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 63 53 acres.. 272 280 @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. .