1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FULTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 438 467 Land in farms ..................acres.. 88 982 99 920 Average size of farm .......acres.. 203 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 198 168 177 594 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 102 875 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 739 37 474 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 203 197 180 to 499 acres .................... 149 176 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 413 454 acres.. 51 887 57 185 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 399 431 acres.. 36 654 39 720 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 6 acres.. 63 56 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 886 14 223 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 402 30 455 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 340 1 440 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 546 12 783 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 105 151 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 42 $100,000 or more .................... 59 48 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 912 13 227 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 329 28 384 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 438 466 $1,000.. 3 786 3 071 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 644 6 591 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 212 219 Other ............................... 226 248 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 248 266 200 days or more ................... 167 195 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 311 349 number.. 16 901 15 284 Beef cows ..................farms.. 184 198 number.. 2 960 2 564 Milk cows ..................farms.. 97 117 number.. 5 879 5 646 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 294 326 number.. 5 810 6 524 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 63 99 number.. 23 984 12 871 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 58 82 number.. 46 975 19 735 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 19 number.. 378 499 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 76 number.. (D) 2 844 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 218 277 acres.. 6 039 8 103 bushels.. 594 692 528 282 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 132 149 acres.. 3 777 4 220 tons, green.. 50 567 43 044 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 121 125 acres.. 1 596 1 880 bushels.. 66 148 69 023 Oats for grain................farms.. 180 216 acres.. 2 466 2 691 bushels.. 158 040 141 005 Irish potatoes................farms.. 12 18 acres.. 5 9 cwt.. 551 1 509 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 372 401 acres.. 22 113 24 317 tons, dry.. 49 780 53 056 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 8 acres.. 53 56 @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. .