1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PORTAGE COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 719 721 Land in farms ..................acres.. 87 453 96 293 Average size of farm .......acres.. 122 134 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 371 633 267 554 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 138 1 992 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 369 39 786 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 258 225 50 to 179 acres ..................... 269 301 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 99 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 657 681 acres.. 62 010 69 373 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 602 624 acres.. 49 417 52 199 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 39 acres.. 533 467 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 778 23 394 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 071 32 447 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 236 9 348 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 541 14 046 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 267 234 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 107 122 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 106 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 106 115 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 39 $100,000 or more .................... 55 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 652 20 309 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 014 28 207 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 306 326 Other ............................... 413 395 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 439 413 200 days or more ................... 313 309 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 292 325 number.. 9 636 11 000 Beef cows ..................farms.. 175 173 number.. 1 732 1 455 Milk cows ..................farms.. 51 76 number.. 2 895 3 419 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 267 288 number.. 3 922 4 453 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 51 number.. 2 698 6 541 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 51 number.. 6 683 14 301 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 22 number.. 1 112 955 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 49 50 number.. 1 340 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 173 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 204 263 acres.. 13 849 17 954 bushels.. 1 234 915 1 809 265 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 62 67 acres.. 2 733 1 677 tons, green.. 33 139 23 921 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 86 138 acres.. 2 751 4 610 bushels.. 128 896 235 504 Oats for grain................farms.. 99 113 acres.. 1 443 2 222 bushels.. 86 357 140 418 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 147 122 acres.. 13 980 10 193 bushels.. 447 253 348 892 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 416 467 acres.. 14 428 15 010 tons, dry.. 32 169 31 323 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 54 62 acres.. 1 030 1 424 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.