1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 427 541 Land in farms ..................acres.. 82 982 96 931 Average size of farm .......acres.. 194 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 748 196 579 625 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 567 3 189 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 250 61 808 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 74 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 133 50 to 179 acres ..................... 158 205 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 84 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 399 506 acres.. 70 093 83 630 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 377 488 acres.. 63 292 71 219 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 64 acres.. 322 1 306 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 640 40 868 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 859 75 541 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 580 22 487 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 060 18 381 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 106 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 103 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 46 $100,000 or more .................... 67 72 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 929 36 204 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 891 66 921 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 425 541 $1,000.. 6 685 4 479 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 730 8 279 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 253 307 Other ............................... 174 234 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 192 285 200 days or more ................... 108 190 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 98 150 number.. 3 979 5 526 Beef cows ..................farms.. 39 52 number.. 306 464 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 51 number.. 1 420 2 124 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 85 139 number.. 1 815 3 384 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 72 number.. 8 386 12 009 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 70 number.. 16 581 24 164 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 30 number.. 1 163 1 003 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 79 number.. 88 371 136 070 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 10 number.. 1 865 2 196 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 221 305 acres.. 28 714 29 100 bushels.. 3 677 987 3 179 122 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 28 39 acres.. 653 1 062 tons, green.. 11 246 20 214 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 196 249 acres.. 7 609 9 255 bushels.. 392 984 397 955 Oats for grain................farms.. 159 234 acres.. 3 224 5 342 bushels.. 208 876 329 876 Irish potatoes................farms.. 25 54 acres.. 850 1 608 cwt.. 230 137 315 279 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 221 301 acres.. 10 889 14 255 tons, dry.. 27 969 35 374 Land in orchards..............farms.. 43 48 acres.. 800 1 871 @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. .