1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JUNIATA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 539 566 Land in farms ..................acres.. 85 113 91 378 Average size of farm .......acres.. 158 161 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 335 487 197 127 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 023 1 189 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 414 40 540 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 95 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 247 250 180 to 499 acres .................... 142 175 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 493 530 acres.. 56 692 61 785 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 468 503 acres.. 43 560 47 698 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 13 acres.. 80 153 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 004 39 028 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 627 68 954 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 625 3 852 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 46 379 35 176 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 95 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 101 $100,000 or more .................... 140 110 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 738 30 360 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 725 53 545 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 539 567 $1,000.. 11 614 8 650 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 547 15 255 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 375 367 Other ............................... 164 199 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 249 281 200 days or more ................... 123 165 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 345 381 number.. 20 356 20 040 Beef cows ..................farms.. 81 80 number.. 723 739 Milk cows ..................farms.. 184 202 number.. 8 082 8 111 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 319 362 number.. 10 139 10 005 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 65 107 number.. 10 658 10 890 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 61 114 number.. 29 694 25 321 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 32 number.. 1 229 1 092 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 53 55 number.. (D) 305 405 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 47 41 number.. 9 931 764 7 574 282 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 350 410 acres.. 11 542 14 631 bushels.. 1 183 689 1 101 531 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 196 204 acres.. 5 241 4 539 tons, green.. 73 940 54 323 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 120 161 acres.. 1 632 2 335 bushels.. 70 328 81 704 Oats for grain................farms.. 195 229 acres.. 2 651 3 306 bushels.. 162 028 173 753 Irish potatoes................farms.. 16 17 acres.. 11 19 cwt.. 1 445 1 646 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 390 431 acres.. 19 543 21 687 tons, dry.. 51 725 55 600 Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 21 acres.. 532 671 @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. .