1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COLUMBIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 598 701 Land in farms ..................acres.. 101 816 110 096 Average size of farm .......acres.. 170 157 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 297 247 208 087 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 623 1 286 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 572 44 502 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 142 50 to 179 acres ..................... 322 365 180 to 499 acres .................... 111 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 587 681 acres.. 74 953 80 258 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 545 659 acres.. 59 271 60 355 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 23 acres.. 193 161 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 481 27 545 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 627 39 294 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 759 14 576 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 722 12 969 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 146 178 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 116 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 64 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 69 $100,000 or more .................... 68 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 183 23 686 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 112 33 789 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 598 701 $1,000.. 4 510 3 951 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 541 5 636 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 310 360 Other ............................... 288 341 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 326 425 200 days or more ................... 217 295 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 281 360 number.. 11 836 13 367 Beef cows ..................farms.. 143 194 number.. 1 903 1 954 Milk cows ..................farms.. 73 93 number.. 3 675 4 236 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 250 312 number.. 5 067 5 456 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 71 117 number.. 8 801 9 288 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 66 110 number.. 18 438 19 395 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 20 number.. 725 515 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 64 number.. (D) 41 377 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 21 number.. 375 119 420 389 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 360 464 acres.. 20 675 19 354 bushels.. 2 243 684 1 854 718 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 75 82 acres.. 2 383 1 783 tons, green.. 29 639 30 687 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 155 198 acres.. 3 007 3 668 bushels.. 134 301 133 210 Oats for grain................farms.. 248 338 acres.. 4 269 5 482 bushels.. 248 565 301 725 Irish potatoes................farms.. 21 22 acres.. 404 361 cwt.. 113 626 86 755 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 399 470 acres.. 16 374 20 530 tons, dry.. 40 931 45 324 Land in orchards..............farms.. 23 39 acres.. 366 410 @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. .