1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LUZERNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 376 473 Land in farms ..................acres.. 49 850 58 441 Average size of farm .......acres.. 133 124 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 306 432 166 831 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 368 1 537 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 132 36 943 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 113 50 to 179 acres ..................... 165 227 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 369 458 acres.. 33 859 39 109 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 346 445 acres.. 24 334 28 617 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 38 acres.. 182 275 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 832 15 880 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 446 33 573 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 488 8 971 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 344 6 909 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 160 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 48 $100,000 or more .................... 39 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 050 11 510 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 465 24 386 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 375 472 $1,000.. 1 414 2 899 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 771 6 141 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 201 247 Other ............................... 175 226 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 195 261 200 days or more ................... 119 178 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 177 242 number.. 5 549 7 140 Beef cows ..................farms.. 95 126 number.. 940 1 082 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 82 number.. 1 923 2 941 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 148 201 number.. 2 604 3 166 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 46 number.. 1 329 1 859 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 48 number.. 1 987 3 632 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 21 number.. 892 617 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 40 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 9 number.. 1 470 1 381 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 157 219 acres.. 6 533 7 659 bushels.. 593 250 726 621 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 75 93 acres.. 1 813 1 938 tons, green.. 23 228 30 778 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 46 acres.. 1 065 1 354 bushels.. 41 882 53 098 Oats for grain................farms.. 114 147 acres.. 1 810 2 735 bushels.. 112 515 145 249 Irish potatoes................farms.. 21 27 acres.. 385 679 cwt.. 92 749 140 557 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 240 311 acres.. 10 123 11 082 tons, dry.. 21 327 22 354 Land in orchards..............farms.. 36 37 acres.. 493 269 @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. .