Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Geauga 
Greene 
Guernsey 
Flamilton 
Flancock 
Flardin 
Flarrison 
Farms 
number 
959 
800 
1,228 
295 
831 
793 
444 
Land in farms 
acres 
66,809 
145,790 
143,763 
21,618 
230,261 
247,839 
95,387 
Average size of farm 
acres 
70 
182 
117 
73 
277 
313 
215 
Median size of farm 
acres 
40 
30 
70 
24 
100 
98 
99 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
494,216 
1,095,627 
336,147 
533,653 
1,310,925 
1 ,527,225 
645,957 
Average per acre 
dollars 
7,094 
6,012 
2,871 
7,282 
4,731 
4,887 
3,007 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
45,186 
96,522 
60,872 
21,617 
136,909 
136,264 
30,292 
Average per farm 
dollars 
47,118 
120,653 
49,570 
73,277 
164,752 
171,833 
68,226 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
182 
123 
43 
68 
71 
52 
26 
1 0 to 49 acres 
347 
370 
406 
130 
201 
196 
92 
50 to 1 79 acres 
378 
163 
569 
74 
235 
285 
198 
1 80 to 499 acres 
31 
72 
190 
14 
196 
148 
98 
500 to 999 acres 
17 
35 
16 
7 
68 
46 
14 
1 ,000 acres or more 
4 
37 
4 
2 
60 
66 
16 
Total cropland 
farms 
682 
682 
1,015 
225 
775 
739 
385 
acres 
32,671 
124,738 
51,740 
9,994 
212,775 
222,562 
38,067 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
632 
598 
920 
197 
693 
573 
368 
acres 
29,364 
121,474 
43,950 
8,564 
206,357 
209,046 
35,420 
Irrigated land 
farms 
84 
45 
13 
54 
9 
22 
6 
acres 
308 
620 
33 
238 
20 
446 
6 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
43,612 
95,906 
21,493 
23,645 
160,245 
272,452 
18,240 
Average per farm 
dollars 
45,476 
119,882 
17,503 
80,154 
192,834 
343,571 
41,081 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
17,901 
87,025 
7,873 
14,504 
146,881 
146,501 
7,769 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
25,711 
8,880 
13,620 
9,141 
13,364 
125,951 
10,471 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
294 
290 
525 
112 
159 
243 
169 
$2,500 to $4,999 
144 
108 
204 
53 
35 
29 
53 
$5,000 to $9,999 
137 
85 
193 
34 
45 
30 
76 
$10,000 to $24,999 
134 
73 
160 
23 
72 
77 
62 
$25,000 to $49,999 
77 
59 
80 
22 
90 
68 
24 
$50,000 to $99,999 
86 
48 
30 
20 
88 
72 
25 
$100,000 or more 
87 
137 
36 
31 
342 
274 
35 
Government payments 
farms 
54 
373 
125 
39 
641 
572 
64 
$1,000 
345 
2,173 
291 
257 
4,142 
4,779 
245 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
327 
327 
269 
88 
485 
430 
106 
$1,000 
3,993 
6,003 
1,720 
1,954 
4,669 
7,703 
990 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
44,364 
77,404 
23,826 
20,877 
101,223 
211,138 
16,496 
Average per farm 
dollars 
46,261 
96,755 
19,402 
70,769 
121,808 
266,252 
37,154 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
959 
800 
1,228 
295 
831 
793 
444 
$1,000 
3,586 
26,677 
-322 
4,980 
67,833 
73,796 
2,980 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,739 
33,346 
-262 
16,881 
81,628 
93,059 
6,711 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
478 
315 
425 
125 
378 
414 
205 
Other 
number 
481 
485 
803 
170 
453 
379 
239 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
695 
505 
794 
173 
509 
478 
284 
200 days or more 
number 
449 
390 
513 
98 
330 
336 
191 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
350 
196 
607 
63 
109 
154 
280 
number 
13,905 
4,543 
18,379 
1,516 
3,175 
1 1 ,929 
10,600 
Beef cows 
farms 
160 
139 
520 
48 
62 
65 
251 
number 
1,142 
2,093 
8,878 
(D) 
548 
1,272 
5,740 
Milk cows 
farms 
147 
6 
34 
3 
8 
43 
22 
number 
5,322 
516 
766 
(D) 
1,087 
6,924 
477 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
282 
154 
427 
52 
83 
132 
195 
number 
8,059 
2,291 
12,517 
1,013 
1,095 
8,471 
7,085 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
64 
40 
41 
6 
26 
62 
18 
number 
589 
1 1 ,882 
(D) 
51 
14,165 
80,781 
1,178 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
54 
38 
30 
6 
27 
67 
21 
number 
1,073 
57,567 
(D) 
47 
41,902 
319,256 
2,390 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
56 
38 
58 
11 
33 
35 
45 
number 
1,305 
1,171 
1,532 
200 
1,466 
1,161 
3,031 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
202 
101 
130 
24 
40 
70 
60 
number 
5,301 
2,522 
2,709 
1,201 
(D) 
(D) 
1,231 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
30 
19 
13 
7 
4 
11 
5 
number 
1,720 
1,549 
606 
3,080 
480 
1,640 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
219 
231 
80 
16 
474 
398 
43 
acres 
5,485 
54,856 
3,066 
3,187 
73,663 
92,532 
4,351 
bushels 
754,819 
7,139,233 
308,213 
263,368 
10,258,856 
12,011,733 
424,234 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
144 
9 
26 
2 
8 
35 
20 
acres 
2,575 
284 
749 
(D) 
515 
666 
533 
tons 
34,447 
4,276 
12,679 
(D) 
7,235 
9,757 
6,107 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
18 
54 
5 
4 
255 
110 
4 
acres 
403 
2,739 
70 
85 
16,836 
6,816 
225 
bushels 
21,212 
177,889 
3,648 
3,513 
1,130,761 
432,865 
14,392 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
18 
54 
5 
4 
255 
110 
4 
acres 
403 
2,739 
70 
85 
16,836 
6,816 
225 
bushels 
21,212 
177,889 
3,648 
3,513 
1,130,761 
432,865 
14,392 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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