1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BEAVER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 512 570 Land in farms ..................acres.. 57 960 59 063 Average size of farm .......acres.. 113 104 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 513 136 409 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 812 1 356 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 840 38 098 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 142 151 50 to 179 acres ..................... 245 296 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 73 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 488 540 acres.. 34 855 36 716 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 444 494 acres.. 24 907 26 647 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 19 acres.. 106 213 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 309 12 138 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 042 21 294 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 878 4 312 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 432 7 825 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 181 208 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 93 111 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 37 $100,000 or more .................... 30 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 923 8 590 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 497 15 069 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 510 570 $1,000.. 2 383 2 686 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 672 4 712 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 228 267 Other ............................... 284 303 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 283 321 200 days or more ................... 210 225 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 299 357 number.. 9 735 10 988 Beef cows ..................farms.. 203 226 number.. 1 924 2 117 Milk cows ..................farms.. 78 98 number.. 3 355 3 966 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 265 327 number.. 3 763 4 611 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 66 number.. 1 212 1 716 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 48 62 number.. 2 414 2 914 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 46 number.. 1 227 950 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 76 number.. (D) 30 810 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 10 number.. 181 624 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 216 282 acres.. 5 326 6 278 bushels.. 622 684 658 514 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 73 79 acres.. 1 332 1 256 tons, green.. 20 391 16 818 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 76 113 acres.. 900 1 125 bushels.. 42 069 46 633 Oats for grain................farms.. 166 193 acres.. 2 399 2 460 bushels.. 123 192 142 119 Irish potatoes................farms.. 9 13 acres.. (D) 43 cwt.. 2 504 5 465 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 370 416 acres.. 15 233 15 142 tons, dry.. 35 864 40 659 Land in orchards..............farms.. 35 42 acres.. 224 269 @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. .