1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 338 451 Land in farms ..................acres.. 32 526 42 686 Average size of farm .......acres.. 96 95 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 252 280 202 905 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 872 1 999 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 575 26 113 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 93 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 125 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 180 180 to 499 acres .................... 32 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 309 395 acres.. 19 064 23 541 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 269 356 acres.. 11 413 13 591 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 53 acres.. 231 211 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 393 15 572 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 708 34 528 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 923 10 650 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 470 4 922 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 135 187 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 27 $100,000 or more .................... 23 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 945 13 681 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 423 30 334 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 338 451 $1,000.. 1 318 3 157 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 898 7 000 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 151 181 Other ............................... 187 270 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 188 267 200 days or more ................... 120 186 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 125 186 number.. 3 022 5 561 Beef cows ..................farms.. 91 136 number.. 983 1 906 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 39 number.. 372 1 217 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 109 157 number.. 1 288 2 567 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 30 number.. 546 1 029 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 27 number.. 669 1 492 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 23 number.. 964 1 473 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 66 number.. 4 338 10 253 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 116 190 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 73 111 acres.. 1 478 1 871 bushels.. 155 336 172 106 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 31 acres.. 354 453 tons, green.. 4 903 5 676 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 34 30 acres.. 330 341 bushels.. 13 753 12 912 Oats for grain................farms.. 56 81 acres.. 716 780 bushels.. 38 488 43 962 Irish potatoes................farms.. 4 6 acres.. (D) 12 cwt.. 7 700 2 150 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 178 234 acres.. 7 601 8 197 tons, dry.. 16 022 17 032 Land in orchards..............farms.. 25 43 acres.. 126 991 @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. .