1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PERRY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 562 628 Land in farms ..................acres.. 104 292 112 654 Average size of farm .......acres.. 186 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 347 192 233 951 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 770 1 323 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 625 46 724 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 267 294 180 to 499 acres .................... 149 176 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 535 593 acres.. 74 222 76 274 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 515 554 acres.. 57 618 58 125 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 11 acres.. 60 90 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 509 33 268 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 081 52 975 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 471 3 940 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 039 29 328 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 152 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 91 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 71 $100,000 or more .................... 124 92 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 897 26 470 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 757 42 150 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 562 628 $1,000.. 7 165 6 761 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 749 10 766 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 329 350 Other ............................... 233 278 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 287 341 200 days or more ................... 176 221 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 354 393 number.. 21 192 20 351 Beef cows ..................farms.. 110 119 number.. 1 545 1 409 Milk cows ..................farms.. 133 164 number.. 7 441 7 654 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 326 350 number.. 10 040 10 677 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 71 97 number.. 21 117 8 268 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 68 90 number.. 35 523 11 468 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 46 number.. 1 666 1 280 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 68 number.. (D) 250 513 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 15 number.. 3 818 817 4 200 962 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 350 374 acres.. 16 600 15 110 bushels.. 1 777 582 896 566 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 174 179 acres.. 4 750 7 007 tons, green.. 72 187 61 354 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 181 253 acres.. 3 952 4 928 bushels.. 164 376 182 842 Oats for grain................farms.. 252 286 acres.. 4 093 4 667 bushels.. 256 786 266 281 Irish potatoes................farms.. 5 11 acres.. (D) 21 cwt.. 964 4 826 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 446 482 acres.. 23 535 25 039 tons, dry.. 58 916 56 294 Land in orchards..............farms.. 18 28 acres.. 121 194 @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. .