1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 283 1 441 Land in farms ..................acres.. 234 391 254 428 Average size of farm .......acres.. 183 177 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 412 108 300 377 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 234 1 763 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 304 52 605 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 102 101 10 to 49 acres ...................... 202 241 50 to 179 acres ..................... 507 567 180 to 499 acres .................... 402 456 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 219 1 373 acres.. 190 892 207 887 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 156 1 330 acres.. 162 103 173 891 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 69 acres.. 1 339 2 071 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 168 546 135 886 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 368 94 300 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 504 17 780 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 146 041 118 106 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 155 221 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 117 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 123 155 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 169 170 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 97 121 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 159 232 $100,000 or more .................... 477 425 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 124 249 100 274 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 918 69 586 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 282 1 441 $1,000.. 42 979 32 457 Average per farm..........dollars.. 33 525 22 524 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 907 962 Other ............................... 376 479 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 522 633 200 days or more ................... 305 365 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 946 1 064 number.. 93 087 86 931 Beef cows ..................farms.. 225 243 number.. 3 939 3 774 Milk cows ..................farms.. 563 657 number.. 43 063 41 447 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 905 1 028 number.. 41 828 41 174 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 171 235 number.. 72 580 51 620 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 174 226 number.. 149 948 113 666 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 59 80 number.. 1 373 2 191 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 101 148 number.. 1 418 041 1 323 245 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 27 34 number.. 2 891 602 3 105 456 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 786 838 acres.. 44 375 44 228 bushels.. 5 400 081 3 301 952 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 588 751 acres.. 24 369 36 968 tons, green.. 413 817 415 272 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 405 474 acres.. 9 651 9 393 bushels.. 479 681 399 440 Oats for grain................farms.. 225 312 acres.. 2 739 4 123 bushels.. 185 981 243 153 Irish potatoes................farms.. 30 17 acres.. 206 160 cwt.. 39 057 38 372 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 974 1 113 acres.. 70 313 74 227 tons, dry.. 194 331 185 352 Land in orchards..............farms.. 60 65 acres.. 5 874 6 990 @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. .