1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BRADFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 335 1 432 Land in farms ..................acres.. 310 672 338 776 Average size of farm .......acres.. 233 237 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 003 215 196 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 117 925 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 540 50 434 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 158 140 50 to 179 acres ..................... 455 489 180 to 499 acres .................... 536 585 500 to 999 acres .................... 125 144 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 251 1 358 acres.. 191 128 207 030 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 170 1 290 acres.. 139 163 152 610 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 13 acres.. 196 169 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 129 578 95 730 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 062 66 851 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 685 4 872 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 122 893 90 858 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 257 290 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 134 133 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 127 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 134 138 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 130 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 182 303 $100,000 or more .................... 395 329 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 101 986 69 511 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 451 48 541 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 334 1 432 $1,000.. 24 780 23 701 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 576 16 551 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 882 990 Other ............................... 453 442 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 548 569 200 days or more ................... 356 327 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 979 1 149 number.. 104 072 97 756 Beef cows ..................farms.. 323 331 number.. 4 753 3 820 Milk cows ..................farms.. 590 750 number.. 31 793 38 305 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 937 1 117 number.. 131 054 91 868 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 93 106 number.. 3 324 2 810 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 61 72 number.. 5 958 5 083 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 85 73 number.. 5 128 4 325 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 82 102 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 460 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 283 452 acres.. 13 320 15 373 bushels.. 1 247 965 1 537 080 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 542 671 acres.. 20 759 23 023 tons, green.. 262 520 315 987 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 5 acres.. 177 91 bushels.. 5 926 2 255 Oats for grain................farms.. 189 304 acres.. 3 197 5 325 bushels.. 178 363 288 251 Irish potatoes................farms.. 12 11 acres.. 202 68 cwt.. 43 242 14 536 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 095 1 241 acres.. 106 771 115 157 tons, dry.. 208 277 244 045 Land in orchards..............farms.. 40 36 acres.. 327 309 @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. .