1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HUNTINGDON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 558 635 Land in farms ..................acres.. 129 503 134 544 Average size of farm .......acres.. 232 212 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 272 826 190 939 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 199 884 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 091 41 770 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 236 297 180 to 499 acres .................... 200 203 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 48 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 534 598 acres.. 77 306 82 419 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 508 582 acres.. 58 887 61 086 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 9 acres.. 109 67 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 576 30 855 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 549 48 590 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 789 2 944 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 788 27 910 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 121 156 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 86 $100,000 or more .................... 110 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 899 23 207 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 473 36 546 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 557 635 $1,000.. 5 598 6 539 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 051 10 297 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 324 365 Other ............................... 234 270 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 266 309 200 days or more ................... 186 200 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 421 484 number.. 31 101 28 662 Beef cows ..................farms.. 187 204 number.. 2 622 2 139 Milk cows ..................farms.. 191 246 number.. 12 468 12 308 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 386 458 number.. 14 331 12 372 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 94 number.. 8 154 4 243 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 79 number.. 16 470 7 257 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 37 number.. 1 359 2 049 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 74 number.. 1 450 6 283 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 9 number.. 943 132 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 310 386 acres.. 13 439 14 987 bushels.. 1 522 520 1 396 160 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 227 276 acres.. 8 705 9 135 tons, green.. 132 924 126 294 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 67 99 acres.. 1 195 1 140 bushels.. 48 935 38 049 Oats for grain................farms.. 179 235 acres.. 2 575 3 707 bushels.. 165 165 189 904 Irish potatoes................farms.. 18 21 acres.. 15 15 cwt.. 1 549 2 365 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 462 538 acres.. 34 339 34 582 tons, dry.. 84 782 85 811 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 24 acres.. 111 132 @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. .