1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FAYETTE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 767 902 Land in farms ..................acres.. 106 390 116 231 Average size of farm .......acres.. 139 129 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 173 188 118 952 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 279 931 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 497 24 768 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 186 210 50 to 179 acres ..................... 381 475 180 to 499 acres .................... 159 151 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 745 864 acres.. 71 813 74 643 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 682 819 acres.. 46 608 44 232 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 13 acres.. 84 82 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 969 14 524 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 124 16 102 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 788 4 597 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 180 9 926 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 288 377 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 134 157 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 112 143 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 94 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 35 $100,000 or more .................... 41 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 822 11 048 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 324 12 248 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 767 902 $1,000.. 2 340 2 779 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 051 3 081 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 336 362 Other ............................... 431 540 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 401 530 200 days or more ................... 302 377 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 557 692 number.. 19 300 18 971 Beef cows ..................farms.. 431 496 number.. 6 516 6 269 Milk cows ..................farms.. 105 146 number.. 4 113 4 141 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 502 590 number.. 7 820 8 369 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 101 133 number.. 2 011 3 244 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 75 93 number.. 3 054 4 799 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 55 46 number.. 1 252 757 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 82 119 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 9 number.. 488 915 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 296 391 acres.. 8 552 9 020 bushels.. 918 483 846 294 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 97 100 acres.. 2 456 2 097 tons, green.. 35 596 27 343 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 66 85 acres.. 978 844 bushels.. 42 108 34 016 Oats for grain................farms.. 184 224 acres.. 2 018 2 295 bushels.. 102 388 116 099 Irish potatoes................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 4 6 cwt.. 260 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 624 750 acres.. 32 244 31 173 tons, dry.. 59 704 57 034 Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 37 acres.. 24 116 @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. .