1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BUTLER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 012 1 199 Land in farms ..................acres.. 129 323 143 817 Average size of farm .......acres.. 128 120 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 234 640 177 063 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 801 1 508 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 172 35 396 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 254 320 50 to 179 acres ..................... 479 588 180 to 499 acres .................... 184 210 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 955 1 137 acres.. 88 161 96 037 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 896 1 074 acres.. 65 547 69 029 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 39 acres.. 479 804 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 259 28 094 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 924 23 431 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 376 11 872 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 883 16 222 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 295 391 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 171 200 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 166 170 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 140 182 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 85 98 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 92 $100,000 or more .................... 86 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 898 22 606 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 627 18 854 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 012 1 199 $1,000.. 4 024 4 964 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 976 4 141 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 535 602 Other ............................... 477 597 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 541 696 200 days or more ................... 379 490 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 588 766 number.. 20 989 24 419 Beef cows ..................farms.. 393 481 number.. 4 491 4 550 Milk cows ..................farms.. 147 212 number.. 5 557 6 963 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 524 691 number.. 8 310 9 340 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 120 169 number.. 6 272 7 402 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 102 152 number.. 11 365 13 415 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 69 83 number.. 3 124 3 692 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 79 140 number.. (D) 39 267 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 27 number.. 3 930 10 023 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 508 673 acres.. 14 262 16 809 bushels.. 1 489 990 1 765 241 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 167 187 acres.. 3 609 3 383 tons, green.. 52 935 47 916 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 156 199 acres.. 2 893 2 667 bushels.. 124 212 103 117 Oats for grain................farms.. 411 520 acres.. 6 627 7 615 bushels.. 373 747 458 419 Irish potatoes................farms.. 18 23 acres.. 255 392 cwt.. 63 140 90 767 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 771 923 acres.. 37 044 36 106 tons, dry.. 84 740 87 864 Land in orchards..............farms.. 45 63 acres.. 153 163 @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. .