1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREENE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 633 838 Land in farms ..................acres.. 125 707 146 002 Average size of farm .......acres.. 199 174 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 561 140 492 Average per acre .........dollars.. 629 728 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 158 22 946 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 124 50 to 179 acres ..................... 329 430 180 to 499 acres .................... 179 228 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 590 801 acres.. 62 927 74 474 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 554 731 acres.. 28 538 30 848 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 9 acres.. 89 105 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 752 6 904 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 666 8 238 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 558 1 367 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 193 5 537 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 255 387 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 147 198 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 133 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 16 $100,000 or more .................... 14 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 381 7 386 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 097 8 803 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 632 839 $1,000.. (D) - 1 061 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 1 264 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 282 312 Other ............................... 351 526 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 365 530 200 days or more ................... 256 376 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 478 628 number.. 16 896 16 996 Beef cows ..................farms.. 420 530 number.. 8 283 8 419 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 53 number.. 1 242 1 429 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 441 568 number.. 6 869 8 638 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 72 number.. 327 726 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 44 number.. 355 992 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 127 177 number.. 9 534 10 967 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 93 number.. (D) 2 238 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 73 130 acres.. 1 162 1 554 bushels.. 111 173 148 031 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 35 45 acres.. 605 773 tons, green.. 9 336 11 455 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 13 acres.. 42 68 bushels.. 1 260 2 272 Oats for grain................farms.. 10 26 acres.. 51 235 bushels.. 1 530 9 758 Irish potatoes................farms.. 5 9 acres.. 9 10 cwt.. 1 524 901 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 539 706 acres.. 27 506 28 455 tons, dry.. 42 208 43 947 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 31 acres.. 64 104 @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. .