1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAWRENCE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 625 749 Land in farms ..................acres.. 86 402 96 264 Average size of farm .......acres.. 138 129 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 205 120 176 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 297 992 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 208 33 495 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 136 151 50 to 179 acres ..................... 330 419 180 to 499 acres .................... 114 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 597 708 acres.. 62 447 68 265 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 564 673 acres.. 46 891 49 459 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 16 acres.. 126 113 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 983 24 497 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 372 32 707 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 636 5 592 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 347 18 905 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 159 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 119 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 99 120 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 140 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 74 $100,000 or more .................... 72 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 929 17 890 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 086 23 885 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 625 749 $1,000.. 6 157 6 334 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 850 8 457 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 376 424 Other ............................... 249 325 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 320 403 200 days or more ................... 212 244 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 417 557 number.. 18 946 22 740 Beef cows ..................farms.. 211 259 number.. 2 863 3 008 Milk cows ..................farms.. 178 255 number.. 7 045 8 619 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 395 531 number.. 7 204 8 682 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 83 121 number.. 6 112 5 497 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 75 114 number.. 13 665 11 283 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 45 number.. 1 466 2 133 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 70 121 number.. (D) 141 848 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 14 number.. 363 1 684 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 396 505 acres.. 16 885 17 054 bushels.. 1 850 524 2 006 886 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 193 233 acres.. 3 334 3 320 tons, green.. 52 812 56 356 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 154 204 acres.. 2 449 2 541 bushels.. 102 488 104 596 Oats for grain................farms.. 280 372 acres.. 3 793 5 149 bushels.. 213 827 324 222 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 2 cwt.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 480 581 acres.. 19 140 21 143 tons, dry.. 46 883 56 227 Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 27 acres.. 117 190 @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. .