1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MERCER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 045 1 267 Land in farms ..................acres.. 160 802 182 562 Average size of farm .......acres.. 154 144 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 832 122 092 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 038 899 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 510 36 903 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 184 197 50 to 179 acres ..................... 561 731 180 to 499 acres .................... 241 259 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 006 1 212 acres.. 110 460 121 994 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 964 1 160 acres.. 81 378 87 117 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 31 acres.. 258 458 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 092 39 501 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 322 31 177 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 241 12 643 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 851 26 858 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 241 286 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 141 191 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 154 202 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 186 233 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 119 151 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 101 116 $100,000 or more .................... 103 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 158 27 930 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 845 22 044 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 044 1 267 $1,000.. 8 919 11 314 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 543 8 930 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 595 713 Other ............................... 450 554 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 560 703 200 days or more ................... 366 443 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 733 964 number.. 31 828 35 279 Beef cows ..................farms.. 339 440 number.. 4 146 4 868 Milk cows ..................farms.. 323 418 number.. 12 189 13 003 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 686 902 number.. 14 313 14 961 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 99 171 number.. 4 910 5 266 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 91 176 number.. 7 714 9 806 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 56 65 number.. 2 358 3 198 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 76 146 number.. (D) 31 043 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 27 number.. 2 260 5 263 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 620 856 acres.. 23 959 24 418 bushels.. 2 286 307 2 645 240 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 319 326 acres.. 7 401 5 591 tons, green.. 101 053 84 726 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 149 184 acres.. 2 837 2 708 bushels.. 127 889 111 736 Oats for grain................farms.. 491 658 acres.. 7 878 10 248 bushels.. 438 692 602 685 Irish potatoes................farms.. 11 13 acres.. 153 252 cwt.. 35 747 64 995 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 847 1 042 acres.. 35 635 40 915 tons, dry.. 83 997 98 915 Land in orchards..............farms.. 34 32 acres.. 223 139 @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. .