1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 INDIANA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 747 911 Land in farms ..................acres.. 143 036 165 745 Average size of farm .......acres.. 191 182 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 493 193 319 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 186 993 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 664 41 382 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 127 50 to 179 acres ..................... 384 476 180 to 499 acres .................... 185 228 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 730 868 acres.. 92 659 107 785 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 692 828 acres.. 67 438 76 834 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 20 acres.. 365 308 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 331 33 364 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 329 36 624 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 457 14 258 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 874 19 106 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 172 265 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 105 113 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 113 142 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 127 159 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 80 $100,000 or more .................... 85 71 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 830 24 250 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 611 26 590 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 747 912 $1,000.. 7 577 8 658 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 143 9 494 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 463 522 Other ............................... 284 389 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 350 491 200 days or more ................... 206 284 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 486 636 number.. 23 382 25 550 Beef cows ..................farms.. 247 319 number.. 3 072 3 602 Milk cows ..................farms.. 210 258 number.. 7 998 8 801 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 459 591 number.. 12 031 12 708 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 80 127 number.. 8 774 11 253 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 69 114 number.. 20 526 21 469 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 58 number.. 2 253 2 198 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 65 123 number.. (D) 12 282 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 447 561 acres.. 17 954 20 160 bushels.. 1 837 031 1 967 807 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 191 222 acres.. 3 951 4 434 tons, green.. 61 197 64 995 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 75 81 acres.. 1 534 1 385 bushels.. 66 633 57 851 Oats for grain................farms.. 357 472 acres.. 7 570 9 590 bushels.. 434 736 561 459 Irish potatoes................farms.. 7 13 acres.. 69 181 cwt.. 6 763 37 529 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 586 728 acres.. 35 839 40 472 tons, dry.. 71 221 96 100 Land in orchards..............farms.. 31 36 acres.. 235 233 @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. .