Stark County Ag Statistics
|
2007 |
2002 |
% Change |
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| Number of Farms |
865 |
774 |
12% |
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| Land in Farms |
837,143 acres |
777,118 acres |
8% |
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| Crop Land 63.2% | ||||
| Pasture 33.8% | ||||
| Other Uses 3% | ||||
| Average Size of Farm |
968 acres |
1,004 acres |
-4% |
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| Market Value of Production |
$96,812,000 |
$47,772,000 |
103% |
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| Crop Sales |
$63,674,000 (66 %) |
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| Livestock Sales |
$33,138,000 (34 %) |
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| Average Per Farm |
$111,922 |
81% |
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| Item |
Quantity |
State Rank |
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| Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold ($1,000) | ||||
| Total Value of agricultural products sold |
96,812 |
27 |
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| Value of crops including nursery & greenhouse |
63,674 |
31 |
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| Value of livestock, poultry, and their products |
33,138 |
8 |
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| Value of Sales by Commodity Group ($1,000) | ||||
| Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas |
61,033 |
31 |
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| Tobacco |
0 |
0 |
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| Cotton and cottonseed |
0 |
0 |
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| Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet potatoes |
(D) |
(D) |
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| Fruits, tree nuts, and berries |
0 |
0 |
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| Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod |
(D) |
(D) |
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| Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops |
0 |
0 |
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| Other crops and hay |
2,374 |
18 |
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| Poultry and eggs |
16 |
19 |
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| Cattle and calves |
26,611 |
12 |
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| Milk and other dairy products from cows |
5,359 |
4 |
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| Hogs and pigs |
59 |
24 |
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| Sheep, goats, and their products |
243 |
12 |
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| Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys |
127 |
11 |
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| Aquaculture |
0 |
0 |
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| Other animals and other animal products |
127 |
19 |
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|
(D) Cannot be Disclosed |
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| Top Livestock Inventory (number) | ||||
| Cattle and calves |
60,586 |
10 |
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| Colonies of bees |
14,828 |
9 |
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| Horses and ponies |
1,975 |
5 |
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| Sheep and lambs |
1,168 |
10 |
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| Layers |
604 |
8 |
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| Top Crop Items (acres) | ||||
| Wheat for grain, all |
259,747 |
6 |
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| Forage-land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop |
97,612 |
6 |
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| Sunflower seed, all |
13,037 |
28 |
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| Barley for grain |
11,123 |
36 |
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| Oats for grain |
10,545 |
6 |
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| Economic Characteristics |
Quantity |
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| Farms by Value of Sales | ||||
| Less than $1,000 |
261 |
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| $1,000 – $2,499 |
42 |
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| $2,500 – $4,999 |
71 |
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| $5,000 – $9,999 |
54 |
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| $10,000 – $19,999 |
53 |
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| $20,000 – $24,999 |
8 |
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| $25,000 – $39,999 |
52 |
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| $40,000 – $49,999 |
32 |
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| $50,000 – $99,999 |
81 |
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| $100,000 – $249,999 |
104 |
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| $250,000 – $499,999 |
67 |
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| $500,000 or more |
40 |
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| Total Farm Production Expenses ($1,000) |
64,529 |
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| Average per Farm ($) |
74,600 |
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| Net Cash Farm Income of Operation ($1,000) |
44,105 |
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| Average per Farm ($) |
50,989 |
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For more information please contact:
United States Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20250
(800) 727-9540
www.agcensus.usda.gov