1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 410 495 Land in farms ..................acres.. 79 310 84 803 Average size of farm .......acres.. 193 171 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 515 144 020 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 064 803 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 931 32 830 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 208 275 180 to 499 acres .................... 124 121 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 396 477 acres.. 51 857 53 993 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 381 464 acres.. 35 387 36 993 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 8 acres.. 51 31 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 856 11 293 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 234 22 814 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 122 2 126 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 734 9 167 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 160 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 43 $100,000 or more .................... 40 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 196 8 953 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 307 18 088 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 410 495 $1,000.. 3 077 2 645 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 504 5 343 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 192 240 Other ............................... 218 255 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 222 305 200 days or more ................... 152 197 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 304 372 number.. 12 328 13 656 Beef cows ..................farms.. 184 223 number.. 2 847 2 632 Milk cows ..................farms.. 93 135 number.. 3 502 4 694 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 270 343 number.. 4 493 5 228 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 45 number.. 684 935 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 38 number.. 1 115 1 813 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 16 number.. 1 157 1 929 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 57 number.. (D) 4 546 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 183 279 acres.. 5 065 5 981 bushels.. 438 227 539 608 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 118 122 acres.. 2 793 2 698 tons, green.. 32 373 35 469 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 34 19 acres.. 671 415 bushels.. 29 900 16 787 Oats for grain................farms.. 181 230 acres.. 3 185 4 072 bushels.. 163 559 213 733 Irish potatoes................farms.. 10 9 acres.. 33 45 cwt.. 5 562 10 292 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 347 426 acres.. 25 001 24 970 tons, dry.. 50 193 51 003 Land in orchards..............farms.. 15 17 acres.. 90 74 @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. .