1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 44 870 51 549 Land in farms ..................acres.. 7 189 541 7 866 289 Average size of farm .......acres.. 160 153 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 328 795 239 333 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 056 1 579 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 383 41 641 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 005 3 759 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 095 10 264 50 to 179 acres ..................... 20 136 23 696 180 to 499 acres .................... 10 286 11 453 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 880 1 961 1,000 acres or more ................. 468 416 Total cropland .................farms.. 42 390 48 546 acres.. 5 021 773 5 398 072 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 40 090 46 157 acres.. 3 861 435 4 080 153 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 121 2 208 acres.. 23 096 29 505 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 570 191 3 077 523 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 567 59 701 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 042 050 826 666 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 528 141 2 250 857 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 9 634 12 747 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 314 6 517 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 555 6 378 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 6 199 6 720 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 915 4 680 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 241 6 893 $100,000 or more .................... 9 012 7 614 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 775 313 2 386 060 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 859 46 287 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 44 866 51 549 $1,000.. 758 341 661 804 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 902 12 838 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 26 959 29 797 Other ............................... 17 911 21 752 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 21 243 26 610 200 days or more ................... 13 501 17 104 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 27 984 33 381 number.. 1 699 820 1 745 617 Beef cows ..................farms.. 11 461 13 429 number.. 157 773 160 694 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 448 15 096 number.. 625 165 673 054 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 26 008 31 243 number.. 954 013 975 472 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 097 6 983 number.. 1 074 574 919 755 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 577 6 495 number.. 2 263 427 1 997 713 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 922 3 314 number.. 108 040 113 223 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 784 5 963 number.. 29 682 108 25 548 494 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 839 1 052 number.. 108 113 026 106 382 310 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 610 26 968 acres.. 1 012 263 1 070 293 bushels.. 112 034 518 99 282 796 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 267 15 127 acres.. 389 977 438 212 tons, green.. 6 136 435 6 219 500 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 734 9 719 acres.. 182 021 186 100 bushels.. 8 670 089 7 663 537 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 205 14 900 acres.. 184 186 243 257 bushels.. 11 064 027 13 881 340 Irish potatoes................farms.. 956 1 113 acres.. 17 393 21 707 cwt.. 4 030 015 4 428 958 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 32 640 38 129 acres.. 1 787 980 1 915 370 tons, dry.. 4 091 919 4 477 463 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 317 2 805 acres.. 57 656 66 537 @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. .