1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ERIE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 165 1 355 Land in farms ..................acres.. 167 863 184 586 Average size of farm .......acres.. 144 136 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 231 289 153 965 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 586 1 133 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 641 42 907 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 96 102 10 to 49 acres ...................... 267 303 50 to 179 acres ..................... 502 608 180 to 499 acres .................... 249 301 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 120 1 295 acres.. 112 806 118 442 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 068 1 256 acres.. 79 966 85 489 Irrigated land .................farms.. 57 58 acres.. 709 529 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 948 59 326 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 749 43 783 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 398 31 221 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 550 28 105 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 277 328 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 141 183 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 125 149 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 148 192 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 140 176 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 164 168 $100,000 or more .................... 170 159 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 875 41 031 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 917 30 281 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 166 1 355 $1,000.. 16 332 17 402 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 007 12 843 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 679 764 Other ............................... 486 591 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 559 706 200 days or more ................... 388 505 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 573 695 number.. 27 082 30 295 Beef cows ..................farms.. 253 285 number.. 2 622 2 521 Milk cows ..................farms.. 284 363 number.. 12 566 14 163 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 527 651 number.. 14 301 16 750 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 61 number.. 1 481 1 780 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 61 number.. 2 382 2 539 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 29 number.. 219 667 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 88 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 299 458 acres.. 14 644 13 622 bushels.. 1 442 784 1 478 195 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 276 313 acres.. 7 389 7 337 tons, green.. 101 182 102 780 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 34 acres.. 1 767 767 bushels.. 79 609 23 402 Oats for grain................farms.. 250 346 acres.. 5 701 7 679 bushels.. 392 109 519 170 Irish potatoes................farms.. 30 42 acres.. 3 069 3 269 cwt.. 689 370 717 721 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 644 803 acres.. 33 637 38 109 tons, dry.. 78 028 84 057 Land in orchards..............farms.. 314 347 acres.. 12 285 12 011 @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. .