1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 561 675 Land in farms ..................acres.. 109 438 125 673 Average size of farm .......acres.. 195 186 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 342 277 254 979 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 703 1 357 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 331 47 437 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 125 143 50 to 179 acres ..................... 214 284 180 to 499 acres .................... 132 147 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 533 638 acres.. 89 558 101 187 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 506 601 acres.. 75 530 80 184 Irrigated land .................farms.. 40 30 acres.. 341 617 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 307 44 097 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 456 65 329 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 799 13 076 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 508 31 021 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 110 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 114 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 89 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 76 $100,000 or more .................... 132 122 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 240 35 701 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 161 52 891 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 562 675 $1,000.. 7 408 7 542 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 181 11 173 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 342 408 Other ............................... 219 267 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 280 363 200 days or more ................... 180 230 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 294 361 number.. 16 264 17 010 Beef cows ..................farms.. 93 128 number.. 1 140 1 476 Milk cows ..................farms.. 77 96 number.. 4 027 4 576 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 265 338 number.. 9 751 12 293 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 80 125 number.. 29 420 32 391 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 82 129 number.. 70 719 66 184 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 31 number.. 1 451 1 374 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 43 66 number.. (D) 351 176 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 34 42 number.. 2 920 404 3 426 927 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 355 457 acres.. 30 823 36 468 bushels.. 3 410 603 3 186 800 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 119 117 acres.. 2 577 2 766 tons, green.. 41 211 40 135 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 161 238 acres.. 5 001 6 074 bushels.. 247 045 242 768 Oats for grain................farms.. 229 296 acres.. 4 161 5 537 bushels.. 256 238 329 738 Irish potatoes................farms.. 14 15 acres.. 268 70 cwt.. 71 355 13 605 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 344 429 acres.. 12 130 14 822 tons, dry.. 32 135 36 894 Land in orchards..............farms.. 31 38 acres.. 422 347 @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. .