1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEBANON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 892 948 Land in farms ..................acres.. 104 519 117 405 Average size of farm .......acres.. 117 124 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 404 569 300 893 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 512 2 451 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 708 46 882 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 96 110 10 to 49 acres ...................... 214 204 50 to 179 acres ..................... 401 431 180 to 499 acres .................... 159 182 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 815 859 acres.. 90 276 101 036 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 756 821 acres.. 78 347 86 718 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 45 acres.. 572 1 050 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 131 837 105 675 Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 799 111 471 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 484 11 035 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 118 353 94 639 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 113 143 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 108 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 91 131 $100,000 or more .................... 369 309 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 99 603 81 857 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 788 86 347 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 891 948 $1,000.. 31 536 24 001 Average per farm..........dollars.. 35 394 25 318 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 591 636 Other ............................... 301 312 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 390 446 200 days or more ................... 243 283 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 598 620 number.. 48 786 48 036 Beef cows ..................farms.. 116 125 number.. 1 693 1 554 Milk cows ..................farms.. 309 342 number.. 18 943 19 990 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 568 607 number.. 25 438 27 744 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 129 148 number.. 74 679 49 393 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 127 154 number.. 174 603 124 552 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 79 73 number.. 1 855 2 279 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 89 106 number.. 2 397 491 1 689 463 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 41 37 number.. 12 301 815 11 508 691 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 563 599 acres.. 27 079 29 320 bushels.. 3 478 876 2 527 126 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 376 418 acres.. 12 108 14 928 tons, green.. 232 379 223 951 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 221 280 acres.. 3 898 4 816 bushels.. 201 784 231 785 Oats for grain................farms.. 131 225 acres.. 1 432 2 683 bushels.. 82 161 165 317 Irish potatoes................farms.. 11 12 acres.. 23 47 cwt.. 6 560 3 490 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 581 643 acres.. 24 788 27 435 tons, dry.. 72 021 76 311 Land in orchards..............farms.. 28 35 acres.. 236 365 @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. .