1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTOUR COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 249 270 Land in farms ..................acres.. 41 347 41 870 Average size of farm .......acres.. 166 155 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 332 159 229 322 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 964 1 273 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 073 53 750 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 135 150 180 to 499 acres .................... 65 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 239 256 acres.. 32 435 33 317 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 226 248 acres.. 26 015 26 142 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 7 acres.. 36 42 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 629 11 299 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 717 41 848 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 752 4 148 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 876 7 151 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 32 $100,000 or more .................... 37 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 192 8 775 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 063 32 499 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 248 270 $1,000.. 2 591 1 911 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 447 7 079 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 144 150 Other ............................... 105 120 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 127 143 200 days or more ................... 78 92 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 141 166 number.. 6 887 6 375 Beef cows ..................farms.. 47 60 number.. 544 506 Milk cows ..................farms.. 62 55 number.. 2 524 2 349 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 130 152 number.. 3 589 3 085 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 37 number.. 4 414 6 862 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 37 number.. 11 436 21 256 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 8 number.. 234 233 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 39 number.. (D) 1 388 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 13 number.. 380 347 292 199 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 176 194 acres.. 8 723 8 770 bushels.. 862 254 830 200 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 64 58 acres.. 1 195 1 105 tons, green.. 18 276 17 803 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 103 115 acres.. 2 061 1 866 bushels.. 77 704 62 415 Oats for grain................farms.. 126 138 acres.. 2 298 2 228 bushels.. 131 059 127 704 Irish potatoes................farms.. 3 3 acres.. 2 1 cwt.. 700 70 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 169 199 acres.. 6 642 7 187 tons, dry.. 16 270 15 465 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 10 acres.. 92 87 @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. .