1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ADAMS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 957 1 104 Land in farms ..................acres.. 172 366 187 035 Average size of farm .......acres.. 180 169 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 422 036 309 042 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 372 1 806 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 877 50 561 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 244 290 50 to 179 acres ..................... 371 432 180 to 499 acres .................... 201 240 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 896 1 045 acres.. 133 583 142 575 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 849 993 acres.. 108 565 115 748 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 65 acres.. 2 222 2 939 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 123 700 105 153 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 258 95 247 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 46 056 35 329 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 77 644 69 823 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 164 240 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 108 145 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 142 132 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 158 175 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 101 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 104 $100,000 or more .................... 231 207 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 107 377 91 640 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 319 83 007 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 956 1 104 $1,000.. 16 559 12 079 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 321 10 941 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 574 637 Other ............................... 383 467 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 477 578 200 days or more ................... 291 403 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 471 553 number.. 28 676 28 402 Beef cows ..................farms.. 222 258 number.. 4 136 4 144 Milk cows ..................farms.. 118 133 number.. 8 689 7 935 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 448 537 number.. 14 687 15 934 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 110 160 number.. 26 882 26 330 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 108 157 number.. 59 836 60 158 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 60 64 number.. 1 730 2 871 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 46 106 number.. (D) 1 953 978 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 20 number.. 431 952 1 376 529 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 436 588 acres.. 22 532 26 866 bushels.. 2 223 726 1 529 479 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 151 199 acres.. 6 773 8 476 tons, green.. 98 037 78 619 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 355 444 acres.. 12 328 10 681 bushels.. 607 085 406 346 Oats for grain................farms.. 111 178 acres.. 1 363 2 182 bushels.. 74 119 96 206 Irish potatoes................farms.. 13 21 acres.. 83 177 cwt.. 14 998 31 884 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 595 703 acres.. 35 173 38 067 tons, dry.. 77 977 78 918 Land in orchards..............farms.. 160 215 acres.. 19 398 21 218 @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. .