1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LYCOMING COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 803 847 Land in farms ..................acres.. 132 999 139 334 Average size of farm .......acres.. 166 165 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 244 433 216 648 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 570 1 313 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 572 42 565 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 122 50 to 179 acres ..................... 398 433 180 to 499 acres .................... 224 236 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 782 819 acres.. 87 508 89 588 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 740 791 acres.. 66 258 66 938 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 29 acres.. 1 023 629 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 843 34 240 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 373 40 426 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 804 10 064 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 040 24 177 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 183 198 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 107 132 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 112 123 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 128 126 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 100 $100,000 or more .................... 121 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 577 28 094 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 174 33 169 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 801 847 $1,000.. 6 348 7 306 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 925 8 625 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 469 474 Other ............................... 334 373 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 422 462 200 days or more ................... 265 308 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 496 548 number.. 25 699 25 880 Beef cows ..................farms.. 223 242 number.. 2 922 2 661 Milk cows ..................farms.. 178 217 number.. 7 986 8 418 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 455 506 number.. 20 901 26 564 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 84 131 number.. 7 752 4 793 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 73 110 number.. 13 854 7 422 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 26 number.. 655 864 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 50 80 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 19 number.. 333 033 295 815 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 482 584 acres.. 22 813 22 453 bushels.. 2 503 321 2 312 277 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 213 221 acres.. 5 166 4 545 tons, green.. 73 698 61 582 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 103 134 acres.. 1 433 1 720 bushels.. 59 894 55 659 Oats for grain................farms.. 299 342 acres.. 4 731 5 449 bushels.. 266 724 294 422 Irish potatoes................farms.. 16 13 acres.. 223 119 cwt.. (D) 19 255 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 592 639 acres.. 29 942 30 928 tons, dry.. 70 565 69 973 Land in orchards..............farms.. 42 45 acres.. 522 502 @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. .