1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LACKAWANNA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 239 299 Land in farms ..................acres.. 36 963 42 033 Average size of farm .......acres.. 155 141 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 329 382 221 973 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 129 1 403 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 955 33 633 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 123 153 180 to 499 acres .................... 54 58 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 229 289 acres.. 25 709 26 308 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 221 280 acres.. 17 058 18 787 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 9 acres.. 40 80 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 441 10 816 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 869 36 174 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 587 4 931 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 853 5 885 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 71 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 42 $100,000 or more .................... 24 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 945 8 069 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 243 26 988 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 239 299 $1,000.. 3 315 2 210 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 869 7 393 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 130 162 Other ............................... 109 137 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 125 153 200 days or more ................... 76 99 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 134 161 number.. 5 548 6 634 Beef cows ..................farms.. 74 84 number.. 839 850 Milk cows ..................farms.. 58 77 number.. 2 080 2 855 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 117 149 number.. 3 863 3 747 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 17 number.. 425 240 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 14 number.. 804 551 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 15 number.. 267 364 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 38 number.. (D) 1 566 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 45 acres.. 1 413 1 466 bushels.. 163 220 147 400 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 44 65 acres.. 962 1 402 tons, green.. 12 432 18 372 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 5 acres.. 916 370 bushels.. 44 440 13 284 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 16 acres.. 165 179 bushels.. 13 110 7 469 Irish potatoes................farms.. 8 21 acres.. 85 64 cwt.. 12 552 14 845 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 190 234 acres.. 12 431 13 815 tons, dry.. 21 513 26 013 Land in orchards..............farms.. 26 37 acres.. 142 284 @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. .