1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLINTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 243 295 Land in farms ..................acres.. 39 412 46 965 Average size of farm .......acres.. 162 159 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 277 603 197 546 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 748 1 234 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 318 37 945 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 44 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 160 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 62 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 232 286 acres.. 27 319 31 684 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 216 277 acres.. 23 026 24 960 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 16 acres.. 610 597 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 081 15 667 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 292 53 109 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 078 4 373 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 003 11 294 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 68 $100,000 or more .................... 56 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 659 11 992 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 880 40 652 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 244 295 $1,000.. 3 150 4 577 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 909 15 515 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 153 191 Other ............................... 90 104 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 112 146 200 days or more ................... 62 85 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 161 189 number.. 11 179 11 117 Beef cows ..................farms.. 52 82 number.. 639 773 Milk cows ..................farms.. 87 94 number.. 4 141 4 182 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 154 170 number.. 6 223 6 034 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 53 number.. 2 122 4 181 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 47 number.. 4 658 11 466 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 12 number.. 82 87 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 47 number.. (D) 33 905 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 150 222 acres.. 8 194 8 977 bushels.. 880 526 973 054 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 96 105 acres.. 2 736 2 526 tons, green.. 48 706 42 834 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 51 acres.. 845 728 bushels.. 48 711 32 505 Oats for grain................farms.. 53 99 acres.. 749 1 657 bushels.. 34 816 74 567 Irish potatoes................farms.. 7 8 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 177 234 acres.. 9 434 11 136 tons, dry.. 26 256 30 753 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 12 acres.. 55 63 @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. .