1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 680 841 Land in farms ..................acres.. 76 790 85 113 Average size of farm .......acres.. 113 101 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 587 157 365 033 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 500 3 652 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 787 47 841 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 90 130 10 to 49 acres ...................... 276 326 50 to 179 acres ..................... 181 254 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 100 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 630 778 acres.. 63 970 69 652 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 566 700 acres.. 56 518 57 627 Irrigated land .................farms.. 84 89 acres.. 1 171 1 078 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 812 53 553 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 901 63 677 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 454 33 448 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 358 20 105 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 172 245 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 143 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 108 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 71 $100,000 or more .................... 112 105 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 232 44 727 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 400 53 183 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 680 841 $1,000.. 12 769 8 046 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 779 9 568 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 349 425 Other ............................... 331 416 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 359 489 200 days or more ................... 213 319 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 191 257 number.. 9 961 11 886 Beef cows ..................farms.. 93 128 number.. 1 032 1 187 Milk cows ..................farms.. 58 79 number.. 4 113 4 529 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 173 240 number.. 4 755 6 324 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 76 number.. 1 709 4 627 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 80 number.. 3 641 8 035 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 60 84 number.. 2 565 1 743 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 53 100 number.. 13 764 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 275 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 207 274 acres.. 15 502 14 395 bushels.. 1 591 920 1 431 973 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 67 80 acres.. 2 532 2 795 tons, green.. 36 141 43 083 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 144 181 acres.. 4 363 4 645 bushels.. 192 084 184 056 Oats for grain................farms.. 65 108 acres.. 934 1 593 bushels.. 52 456 79 078 Irish potatoes................farms.. 5 6 acres.. 21 (D) cwt.. 2 548 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 314 412 acres.. 17 840 17 510 tons, dry.. 37 513 39 182 Land in orchards..............farms.. 51 61 acres.. 416 495 @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. .