1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BLAIR COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 415 489 Land in farms ..................acres.. 76 466 86 691 Average size of farm .......acres.. 184 177 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 331 309 237 916 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 884 1 345 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 528 51 584 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 197 204 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 142 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 394 453 acres.. 56 633 59 576 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 379 436 acres.. 48 387 49 465 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 19 acres.. 335 513 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 703 33 208 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 490 67 909 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 897 4 571 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 806 28 637 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 113 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 80 $100,000 or more .................... 153 120 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 985 25 677 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 842 52 510 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 414 489 $1,000.. 11 321 7 518 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 346 15 375 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 302 325 Other ............................... 113 164 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 154 225 200 days or more ................... 96 137 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 301 352 number.. 27 926 27 656 Beef cows ..................farms.. 81 114 number.. 1 035 1 582 Milk cows ..................farms.. 192 200 number.. 13 963 13 244 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 282 327 number.. 12 336 11 908 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 56 63 number.. 5 121 3 780 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 51 number.. 10 756 8 466 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 16 number.. 696 785 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 49 number.. (D) 37 588 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 161 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 238 294 acres.. 10 777 12 492 bushels.. 1 205 062 1 225 966 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 215 228 acres.. 9 332 9 284 tons, green.. 171 115 152 739 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 54 acres.. 664 641 bushels.. 35 828 26 183 Oats for grain................farms.. 74 106 acres.. 1 125 1 432 bushels.. 67 158 78 598 Irish potatoes................farms.. 12 5 acres.. 11 7 cwt.. 1 533 973 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 336 367 acres.. 24 187 27 641 tons, dry.. 64 894 76 629 Land in orchards..............farms.. 19 28 acres.. 685 961 @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. .