1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MC KEAN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 211 243 Land in farms ..................acres.. 39 561 44 930 Average size of farm .......acres.. 187 185 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 321 123 761 Average per acre .........dollars.. 992 704 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 836 20 894 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 36 50 to 179 acres ..................... 83 110 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 202 230 acres.. 18 387 19 292 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 189 213 acres.. 11 144 11 535 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 4 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 797 4 122 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 993 16 961 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 853 587 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 943 3 535 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 23 $100,000 or more .................... 10 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 959 3 441 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 025 14 159 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 211 243 $1,000.. (D) 330 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 1 357 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 80 92 Other ............................... 131 151 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 125 161 200 days or more ................... 97 114 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 130 156 number.. 4 106 5 108 Beef cows ..................farms.. 83 98 number.. 911 937 Milk cows ..................farms.. 39 54 number.. 1 183 1 854 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 110 148 number.. 1 661 2 594 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 20 number.. 182 374 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 20 number.. 164 445 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 11 number.. 703 366 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 31 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 177 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 24 acres.. 147 361 bushels.. 14 863 30 249 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 47 57 acres.. 951 1 552 tons, green.. 10 762 21 169 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 24 20 acres.. 200 250 bushels.. 9 290 12 891 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 172 197 acres.. 10 205 9 438 tons, dry.. 16 820 18 068 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 9 acres.. 40 68 @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. .