1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLARION COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 444 541 Land in farms ..................acres.. 94 817 102 577 Average size of farm .......acres.. 214 190 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 192 639 161 969 Average per acre .........dollars.. 941 936 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 050 37 097 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 212 288 180 to 499 acres .................... 125 139 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 429 527 acres.. 60 784 64 667 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 403 507 acres.. 40 281 42 208 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 8 acres.. 28 237 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 893 12 272 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 291 22 684 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 781 3 035 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 113 9 237 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 140 175 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 87 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 76 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 32 $100,000 or more .................... 42 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 909 10 410 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 516 19 278 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 445 540 $1,000.. 1 572 1 704 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 532 3 155 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 222 258 Other ............................... 222 283 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 254 322 200 days or more ................... 166 209 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 318 419 number.. 14 272 15 377 Beef cows ..................farms.. 210 286 number.. 2 582 3 263 Milk cows ..................farms.. 90 120 number.. 4 836 4 679 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 289 392 number.. 5 111 5 915 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 98 number.. 2 733 1 872 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 97 number.. 5 402 3 821 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 22 number.. 658 865 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 64 number.. (D) 3 235 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 10 number.. 2 073 1 598 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 195 304 acres.. 7 178 8 876 bushels.. 707 488 822 700 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 104 99 acres.. 3 490 2 542 tons, green.. 41 947 31 075 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 35 54 acres.. 799 723 bushels.. 38 734 28 151 Oats for grain................farms.. 172 246 acres.. 3 439 3 976 bushels.. 195 371 217 122 Irish potatoes................farms.. 5 6 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 368 467 acres.. 26 561 27 178 tons, dry.. 51 437 60 030 Land in orchards..............farms.. 18 19 acres.. 98 118 @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. .