1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 122 1 281 Land in farms ..................acres.. 211 037 236 481 Average size of farm .......acres.. 188 185 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 052 144 206 Average per acre .........dollars.. 892 800 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 162 42 089 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 175 180 50 to 179 acres ..................... 517 629 180 to 499 acres .................... 328 354 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 68 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 085 1 226 acres.. 137 617 146 911 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 025 1 155 acres.. 95 416 105 411 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 19 acres.. 155 268 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 848 46 857 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 102 36 578 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 674 6 618 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 46 174 40 239 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 293 348 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 128 157 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 109 140 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 134 154 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 132 159 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 167 202 $100,000 or more .................... 159 121 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 305 36 794 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 846 28 723 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 121 1 281 $1,000.. 11 324 12 249 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 101 9 562 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 675 741 Other ............................... 447 540 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 538 686 200 days or more ................... 354 443 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 806 994 number.. 43 096 47 705 Beef cows ..................farms.. 302 383 number.. 3 864 4 741 Milk cows ..................farms.. 453 554 number.. 18 534 19 968 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 733 909 number.. 22 348 20 511 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 118 145 number.. 3 175 4 934 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 79 124 number.. 5 401 10 354 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 35 number.. 509 945 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 86 135 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 16 number.. 8 107 2 611 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 516 706 acres.. 21 555 24 205 bushels.. 2 107 787 2 515 217 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 354 369 acres.. 8 606 8 862 tons, green.. 118 395 118 234 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 47 48 acres.. 1 114 775 bushels.. 51 220 29 033 Oats for grain................farms.. 395 492 acres.. 7 826 10 352 bushels.. 489 127 597 298 Irish potatoes................farms.. 14 4 acres.. 258 (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 910 1 057 acres.. 59 590 62 338 tons, dry.. 131 747 141 171 Land in orchards..............farms.. 32 34 acres.. 132 104 @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. .