1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 461 586 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 425 56 734 Average size of farm .......acres.. 96 97 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 594 088 348 771 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 847 3 551 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 332 41 458 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 69 106 10 to 49 acres ...................... 182 196 50 to 179 acres ..................... 136 186 180 to 499 acres .................... 63 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 422 529 acres.. 35 218 47 033 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 386 505 acres.. 28 738 36 779 Irrigated land .................farms.. 53 52 acres.. 563 438 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 714 30 987 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 118 52 878 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 226 12 621 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 488 18 365 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 185 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 63 $100,000 or more .................... 71 73 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 766 23 970 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 891 40 974 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 461 585 $1,000.. 2 884 5 650 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 256 9 659 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 252 310 Other ............................... 209 276 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 218 310 200 days or more ................... 142 190 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 175 223 number.. 7 779 11 643 Beef cows ..................farms.. 70 72 number.. 608 656 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 89 number.. 2 739 4 484 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 144 193 number.. 5 418 10 719 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 69 number.. 6 722 9 713 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 68 number.. 15 871 16 154 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 52 number.. 788 732 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 52 79 number.. (D) 147 898 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 6 number.. 2 700 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 182 242 acres.. 8 594 11 445 bushels.. 826 171 971 603 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 40 79 acres.. 1 842 3 342 tons, green.. 25 195 45 339 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 101 144 acres.. 2 705 3 048 bushels.. 118 106 134 188 Oats for grain................farms.. 68 94 acres.. 684 1 198 bushels.. 40 073 64 715 Irish potatoes................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 1 (D) cwt.. 164 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 238 319 acres.. 8 946 13 442 tons, dry.. 20 233 29 531 Land in orchards..............farms.. 21 37 acres.. 229 284 @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. .