1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLEARFIELD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 346 421 Land in farms ..................acres.. 55 023 62 259 Average size of farm .......acres.. 159 148 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 086 136 304 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 119 977 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 931 32 697 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 138 202 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 336 398 acres.. 35 591 39 976 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 321 378 acres.. 25 538 27 563 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 11 acres.. 125 26 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 395 9 531 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 264 22 638 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 369 2 851 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 027 6 680 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 126 169 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 33 $100,000 or more .................... 25 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 986 6 259 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 250 14 867 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 347 421 $1,000.. 1 556 2 354 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 485 5 592 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 166 209 Other ............................... 180 212 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 190 224 200 days or more ................... 123 149 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 220 294 number.. 7 898 9 038 Beef cows ..................farms.. 149 168 number.. 1 606 1 802 Milk cows ..................farms.. 63 98 number.. 2 367 2 972 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 187 237 number.. 2 763 3 642 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 63 number.. 442 1 108 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 40 number.. 380 1 181 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 10 number.. 505 382 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 72 number.. 1 293 2 358 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 5 number.. 265 138 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 157 205 acres.. 4 806 4 913 bushels.. 430 479 447 109 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 71 75 acres.. 1 681 1 577 tons, green.. 22 425 19 616 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 21 acres.. 200 202 bushels.. 11 575 9 363 Oats for grain................farms.. 125 174 acres.. 1 808 2 298 bushels.. 96 235 116 233 Irish potatoes................farms.. 11 6 acres.. 100 (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 276 346 acres.. 17 072 18 176 tons, dry.. 32 178 35 441 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 20 acres.. 74 98 @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. .