1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 4 490 4 775 Land in farms ..................acres.. 388 368 403 964 Average size of farm .......acres.. 86 85 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 427 332 314 972 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 943 3 778 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 767 38 751 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 587 652 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 098 1 161 50 to 179 acres ..................... 2 375 2 512 180 to 499 acres .................... 381 412 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 4 141 4 381 acres.. 334 362 344 532 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 3 997 4 224 acres.. 291 340 298 475 Irrigated land .................farms.. 264 328 acres.. 2 217 4 056 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 680 867 600 773 Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 641 125 816 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 77 109 58 177 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 603 758 542 595 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 324 449 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 202 270 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 263 325 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 483 488 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 404 473 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 083 1 369 $100,000 or more .................... 1 731 1 401 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 511 550 453 110 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 931 94 892 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 4 490 4 775 $1,000.. 165 677 148 476 Average per farm..........dollars.. 36 899 31 095 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 3 376 3 507 Other ............................... 1 114 1 268 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 725 2 144 200 days or more ................... 861 1 069 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 3 033 3 289 number.. 237 310 237 856 Beef cows ..................farms.. 264 267 number.. 4 373 3 890 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 030 2 215 number.. 92 595 92 585 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 3 006 3 261 number.. 151 855 164 173 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 693 911 number.. 375 550 330 547 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 722 962 number.. 828 599 784 778 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 373 436 number.. 6 909 7 526 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 647 821 number.. 15 044 160 13 218 490 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 241 239 number.. 42 419 203 46 360 679 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 963 3 252 acres.. 106 903 107 452 bushels.. 13 900 451 11 371 990 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 481 2 665 acres.. 62 670 66 275 tons, green.. 1 211 122 1 211 623 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 020 1 327 acres.. 13 385 15 266 bushels.. 721 715 688 121 Oats for grain................farms.. 148 244 acres.. 1 309 2 148 bushels.. 91 631 131 090 Irish potatoes................farms.. 133 140 acres.. 1 281 1 836 cwt.. 347 785 391 647 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 2 961 3 274 acres.. 78 604 83 370 tons, dry.. 266 400 284 861 Land in orchards..............farms.. 134 177 acres.. 1 054 1 530 @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. .