1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ARMSTRONG COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 667 735 Land in farms ..................acres.. 119 566 122 420 Average size of farm .......acres.. 179 167 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 257 320 183 174 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 454 1 247 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 342 53 685 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 334 389 180 to 499 acres .................... 184 188 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 645 698 acres.. 78 452 76 295 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 614 666 acres.. 56 080 53 447 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 9 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 67 933 54 511 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 849 74 165 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 43 846 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 10 665 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 219 253 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 107 120 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 104 111 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 118 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 46 $100,000 or more .................... 47 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 65 320 54 505 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 931 74 156 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 667 735 $1,000.. 2 728 328 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 090 446 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 332 337 Other ............................... 335 398 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 349 451 200 days or more ................... 256 308 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 457 537 number.. 16 949 17 107 Beef cows ..................farms.. 307 368 number.. 3 391 3 740 Milk cows ..................farms.. 102 120 number.. 4 349 4 231 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 389 483 number.. 6 886 7 505 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 91 132 number.. 4 428 5 298 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 79 118 number.. 7 392 7 062 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 53 52 number.. 1 228 1 637 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 50 80 number.. (D) 4 043 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 6 number.. 1 270 502 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 364 438 acres.. 13 011 11 940 bushels.. 1 265 946 1 126 670 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 122 121 acres.. 2 887 2 473 tons, green.. 41 040 39 602 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 88 88 acres.. 2 178 1 479 bushels.. 76 148 48 146 Oats for grain................farms.. 270 346 acres.. 4 939 5 323 bushels.. 270 941 279 294 Irish potatoes................farms.. 11 8 acres.. 22 22 cwt.. 6 044 4 133 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 558 611 acres.. 34 360 31 638 tons, dry.. 67 962 70 326 Land in orchards..............farms.. 25 20 acres.. 201 275 @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. .