1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ELK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 145 168 Land in farms ..................acres.. 16 371 18 609 Average size of farm .......acres.. 113 111 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 253 121 601 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 240 1 260 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 122 26 173 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 82 97 180 to 499 acres .................... 23 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 141 165 acres.. 10 583 10 716 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 135 155 acres.. 6 219 6 865 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 7 acres.. 24 10 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 076 3 106 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 212 18 487 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 621 518 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 454 2 588 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 87 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 8 $100,000 or more .................... 5 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 925 2 633 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 173 15 672 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 145 168 $1,000.. (D) 449 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 2 673 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 57 60 Other ............................... 88 108 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 80 110 200 days or more ................... 67 95 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 110 119 number.. 2 502 2 512 Beef cows ..................farms.. 86 86 number.. 774 667 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 32 number.. 662 715 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 82 88 number.. 916 1 075 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 24 number.. 121 200 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 13 number.. 237 207 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 29 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 56 acres.. 412 911 bushels.. 28 186 83 340 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 34 34 acres.. 714 511 tons, green.. 6 223 6 220 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 1 acres.. 8 (D) bushels.. 204 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 53 66 acres.. 620 587 bushels.. 25 854 30 840 Irish potatoes................farms.. 3 4 acres.. 7 (D) cwt.. 195 367 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 119 135 acres.. 4 602 4 910 tons, dry.. 9 872 9 793 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 8 acres.. 16 28 @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. .