| Agricultural Change |
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| n | Total
value of Ohio’s agricultural sales decreased |
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| by
33.5% in Ohio between 1978-1997 |
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| n | Metro
and non-metro areas experienced roughly the |
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| same
percentage decline in sales (36.4% and 31.4% |
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| respectively). |
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| n | Sales
per farm declined by 13.6% between 1978- |
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| 97 in
Ohio |
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| n | Sales
per farm in core metropolitan areas increased |
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| by
4.2% between 1978-97 |
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| n | Evidence
that farmers have adapted by shifting to higher |
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| intensity
production and higher valued products. |
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| Sharp, 2000 |
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