1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BEDFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 938 1 043 Land in farms ..................acres.. 199 056 221 494 Average size of farm .......acres.. 212 212 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 270 305 223 408 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 239 1 084 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 773 42 453 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 95 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 408 459 180 to 499 acres .................... 337 365 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 885 978 acres.. 119 437 126 437 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 852 935 acres.. 90 519 93 122 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 10 acres.. 87 44 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 369 46 034 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 963 44 136 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 043 4 834 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 326 41 200 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 231 271 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 122 160 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 126 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 128 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 81 132 $100,000 or more .................... 206 157 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 680 34 869 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 435 33 399 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 938 1 044 $1,000.. 11 617 11 101 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 385 10 633 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 590 579 Other ............................... 348 464 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 410 530 200 days or more ................... 248 337 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 706 800 number.. 47 382 45 944 Beef cows ..................farms.. 361 383 number.. 5 158 5 254 Milk cows ..................farms.. 312 361 number.. 18 723 19 473 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 657 752 number.. 20 313 21 748 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 108 148 number.. 10 760 8 775 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 99 134 number.. 23 793 21 882 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 66 number.. 3 336 1 966 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 67 101 number.. 2 360 28 973 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 8 number.. 532 4 930 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 436 541 acres.. 17 830 17 785 bushels.. 2 020 549 1 590 418 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 357 427 acres.. 13 362 15 686 tons, green.. 234 597 209 663 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 89 101 acres.. 1 414 1 083 bushels.. 65 869 43 922 Oats for grain................farms.. 264 308 acres.. 4 288 4 743 bushels.. 283 238 260 213 Irish potatoes................farms.. 15 9 acres.. 19 17 cwt.. 5 198 2 754 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 781 868 acres.. 54 399 55 699 tons, dry.. 123 756 138 030 Land in orchards..............farms.. 33 30 acres.. 927 1 017 @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. .