1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DELAWARE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 68 95 Land in farms ..................acres.. 5 095 8 036 Average size of farm .......acres.. 75 85 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 067 049 528 779 Average per acre .........dollars.. 14 241 6 492 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 325 31 476 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 13 18 180 to 499 acres .................... 3 5 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 62 85 acres.. 2 670 5 040 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 54 75 acres.. 1 983 3 345 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 18 acres.. 62 57 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 943 7 751 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 109 81 592 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 562 6 547 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 382 1 205 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 14 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 8 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 11 $100,000 or more .................... 10 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 352 5 385 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 706 56 686 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 68 95 $1,000.. 1 591 1 972 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 403 20 757 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 40 56 Other ............................... 28 39 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 26 36 200 days or more ................... 14 24 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 10 24 number.. 394 1 207 Beef cows ..................farms.. 5 12 number.. (D) 231 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 10 number.. (D) 431 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 9 22 number.. 170 452 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 6 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 6 number.. 60 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. 142 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 11 number.. (D) 315 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 9 acres.. (D) 1 265 bushels.. (D) 153 766 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 8 acres.. (D) 349 tons, green.. (D) 7 104 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 14 33 acres.. 845 1 196 tons, dry.. 1 819 2 824 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 6 acres.. 84 75 @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. .