1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONROE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 147 192 Land in farms ..................acres.. 20 777 26 898 Average size of farm .......acres.. 141 140 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 370 035 306 313 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 670 2 321 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 812 43 353 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 73 75 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 36 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 137 177 acres.. 14 532 17 933 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 122 168 acres.. 10 781 13 241 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 8 acres.. 22 51 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 038 4 535 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 470 23 617 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 023 2 340 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 015 2 195 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 39 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 26 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 9 $100,000 or more .................... 12 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 416 3 657 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 235 19 048 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 147 192 $1,000.. 620 754 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 218 3 926 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 61 85 Other ............................... 86 107 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 81 119 200 days or more ................... 53 79 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 51 76 number.. 1 373 1 897 Beef cows ..................farms.. 28 38 number.. 272 358 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 24 number.. 414 624 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 38 64 number.. 475 806 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 33 number.. 1 192 1 525 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 24 number.. 1 129 1 537 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 12 number.. 102 252 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 24 number.. (D) 1 372 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 62 86 acres.. 3 116 5 044 bushels.. 299 231 542 237 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 18 16 acres.. 443 375 tons, green.. 3 879 4 104 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 37 acres.. 595 1 113 bushels.. 27 225 42 893 Oats for grain................farms.. 34 53 acres.. 534 1 393 bushels.. 26 149 74 228 Irish potatoes................farms.. 4 6 acres.. 14 13 cwt.. 3 000 2 490 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 87 115 acres.. 4 481 4 476 tons, dry.. 8 376 7 042 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 16 acres.. 136 125 @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. .