1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FOREST COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 36 34 Land in farms ..................acres.. 4 702 6 170 Average size of farm .......acres.. 131 181 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. (D) 161 706 Average per acre .........dollars.. (D) 891 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 698 32 187 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 3 50 to 179 acres ..................... 17 17 180 to 499 acres .................... 9 12 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 32 32 acres.. 2 405 2 806 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 31 30 acres.. 1 649 1 670 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 580 596 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 113 17 529 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 130 72 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 451 524 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 15 12 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 4 2 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 7 5 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 2 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 2 $100,000 or more .................... 2 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 494 571 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 715 16 791 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 36 34 $1,000.. (D) 25 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 738 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 10 16 Other ............................... 26 18 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 29 19 200 days or more ................... 23 14 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 18 25 number.. 727 768 Beef cows ..................farms.. 14 16 number.. 150 220 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 6 number.. 149 235 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 17 21 number.. 300 301 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 2 number.. 219 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 3 number.. 147 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 3 number.. 495 27 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 12 acres.. 103 (D) bushels.. 15 368 20 648 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 9 acres.. 99 100 tons, green.. 1 460 1 940 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 14 14 acres.. 183 168 bushels.. 11 090 11 402 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 28 28 acres.. 1 277 1 435 tons, dry.. 2 979 3 211 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 4 acres.. 7 12 @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. .