1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 391 484 Land in farms ..................acres.. 81 479 86 694 Average size of farm .......acres.. 208 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 653 862 386 585 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 962 2 068 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 650 50 411 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 122 130 50 to 179 acres ..................... 114 176 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 368 457 acres.. 72 146 75 318 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 351 438 acres.. 65 992 63 542 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 28 acres.. 413 231 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 356 28 649 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 080 59 193 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 604 13 818 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 753 14 832 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 110 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 41 $100,000 or more .................... 78 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 278 22 304 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 933 46 083 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 392 484 $1,000.. 4 655 4 960 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 876 10 248 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 227 289 Other ............................... 164 195 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 182 228 200 days or more ................... 121 157 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 150 221 number.. 11 205 13 383 Beef cows ..................farms.. 41 55 number.. 696 634 Milk cows ..................farms.. 68 94 number.. 4 853 6 195 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 128 200 number.. 4 841 6 800 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 52 number.. 3 925 5 011 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 46 number.. 10 085 8 690 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 32 number.. 472 505 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 58 number.. 34 108 117 912 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 5 number.. 394 719 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 226 295 acres.. 33 632 31 391 bushels.. 4 058 164 3 792 528 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 65 73 acres.. 2 925 2 618 tons, green.. 41 619 43 964 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 101 144 acres.. 5 972 5 515 bushels.. 331 728 271 872 Oats for grain................farms.. 72 130 acres.. 1 510 2 844 bushels.. 88 995 154 961 Irish potatoes................farms.. 15 15 acres.. 228 244 cwt.. 55 711 60 453 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 222 288 acres.. 11 469 13 952 tons, dry.. 32 088 40 568 Land in orchards..............farms.. 29 41 acres.. 229 984 @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. .