1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CAMBRIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 518 605 Land in farms ..................acres.. 76 997 85 764 Average size of farm .......acres.. 149 142 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 510 125 793 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 027 995 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 368 39 736 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 104 133 50 to 179 acres ..................... 269 314 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 492 575 acres.. 50 393 55 364 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 470 551 acres.. 37 047 40 967 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 23 acres.. 67 160 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 708 17 097 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 254 28 260 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 557 7 278 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 150 9 820 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 182 234 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 31 $100,000 or more .................... 43 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 061 13 564 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 132 22 419 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 517 605 $1,000.. 2 786 3 718 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 388 6 146 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 258 280 Other ............................... 260 325 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 273 364 200 days or more ................... 190 259 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 334 408 number.. 12 009 11 923 Beef cows ..................farms.. 240 277 number.. 2 646 2 801 Milk cows ..................farms.. 61 99 number.. 2 472 2 710 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 277 344 number.. 5 867 4 657 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 89 105 number.. 4 953 4 592 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 67 86 number.. 9 059 5 740 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 15 number.. 844 439 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 80 number.. 9 186 32 000 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 11 number.. (D) 890 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 262 307 acres.. 6 251 6 274 bushels.. 576 338 549 782 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 110 111 acres.. 2 904 2 447 tons, green.. 43 115 34 121 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 33 28 acres.. 673 261 bushels.. 34 555 10 140 Oats for grain................farms.. 289 324 acres.. 7 394 8 719 bushels.. 442 030 510 633 Irish potatoes................farms.. 46 58 acres.. 2 756 3 454 cwt.. 586 994 608 021 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 416 494 acres.. 17 459 20 062 tons, dry.. 34 643 42 053 Land in orchards..............farms.. 21 25 acres.. 58 102 @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. .