1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARBON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 147 177 Land in farms ..................acres.. 19 026 21 720 Average size of farm .......acres.. 129 123 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 368 059 263 079 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 799 1 909 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 930 37 991 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 61 76 180 to 499 acres .................... 22 28 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 141 171 acres.. 13 938 14 166 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 137 164 acres.. 10 632 10 326 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 5 acres.. 14 13 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 283 4 534 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 936 25 618 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 848 3 131 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 434 1 403 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 6 $100,000 or more .................... 10 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 232 3 613 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 989 20 413 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 146 177 $1,000.. 1 028 792 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 044 4 474 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 73 69 Other ............................... 74 108 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 83 116 200 days or more ................... 47 91 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 45 75 number.. 1 290 1 255 Beef cows ..................farms.. 14 18 number.. 109 86 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 20 number.. 401 415 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 34 52 number.. 598 748 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 36 number.. 1 218 1 292 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 29 number.. 2 130 1 379 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 10 number.. 221 277 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 28 number.. (D) 28 544 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 615 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 73 109 acres.. 2 360 2 538 bushels.. 195 404 221 149 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 16 acres.. 365 220 tons, green.. 5 105 3 168 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 45 44 acres.. 754 849 bushels.. 28 066 31 382 Oats for grain................farms.. 61 88 acres.. 1 029 1 234 bushels.. 59 589 63 545 Irish potatoes................farms.. 5 8 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 102 127 acres.. 4 048 4 149 tons, dry.. 7 466 7 304 Land in orchards..............farms.. 18 27 acres.. 75 113 @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. .