1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CENTRE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 734 817 Land in farms ..................acres.. 139 918 148 889 Average size of farm .......acres.. 191 182 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 430 150 300 172 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 266 1 548 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 829 50 341 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 137 137 50 to 179 acres ..................... 302 371 180 to 499 acres .................... 220 222 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 706 782 acres.. 96 013 104 173 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 666 741 acres.. 77 049 81 061 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 22 acres.. 383 178 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 772 37 121 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 998 45 435 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 908 7 469 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 864 29 652 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 143 151 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 105 128 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 89 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 112 144 $100,000 or more .................... 164 116 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 591 27 918 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 062 34 214 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 735 816 $1,000.. 9 177 9 090 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 486 11 139 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 464 494 Other ............................... 270 323 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 308 406 200 days or more ................... 201 259 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 493 588 number.. 31 809 32 850 Beef cows ..................farms.. 165 212 number.. 2 657 2 991 Milk cows ..................farms.. 275 327 number.. 13 482 14 249 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 464 558 number.. 12 842 12 234 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 79 112 number.. 11 148 8 618 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 116 number.. 17 976 12 906 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 53 number.. 2 194 2 253 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 85 number.. 11 087 19 932 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 9 number.. 3 288 1 980 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 425 529 acres.. 24 070 25 510 bushels.. 2 559 297 2 651 004 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 281 325 acres.. 7 551 7 743 tons, green.. 119 213 122 499 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 128 158 acres.. 3 163 3 109 bushels.. 166 805 139 017 Oats for grain................farms.. 231 306 acres.. 4 042 6 544 bushels.. 301 166 415 541 Irish potatoes................farms.. 12 15 acres.. 64 87 cwt.. 16 216 9 916 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 542 645 acres.. 32 268 35 417 tons, dry.. 83 847 95 346 Land in orchards..............farms.. 44 47 acres.. 414 345 @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. .