1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POTTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 293 328 Land in farms ..................acres.. 90 065 95 605 Average size of farm .......acres.. 307 291 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 295 305 196 899 Average per acre .........dollars.. 863 730 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 500 44 452 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 82 105 180 to 499 acres .................... 114 126 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 267 308 acres.. 46 159 49 826 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 251 289 acres.. 30 602 31 382 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 7 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 921 16 670 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 576 50 823 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 452 3 406 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 469 13 264 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 87 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 48 $100,000 or more .................... 70 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 361 11 971 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 425 36 497 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 293 328 $1,000.. 2 637 3 227 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 000 9 837 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 189 202 Other ............................... 104 126 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 126 167 200 days or more ................... 75 101 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 205 254 number.. 14 426 15 621 Beef cows ..................farms.. 89 108 number.. 1 082 1 262 Milk cows ..................farms.. 112 144 number.. 6 189 6 547 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 185 234 number.. 8 398 7 485 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 30 number.. 1 349 109 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 11 number.. 1 735 214 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 23 number.. 948 1 716 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 33 number.. 604 980 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 160 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 78 acres.. 1 936 2 059 bushels.. 164 780 199 309 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 106 129 acres.. 4 707 3 934 tons, green.. 57 669 58 789 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 1 acres.. 181 (D) bushels.. 8 490 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 53 72 acres.. 1 970 2 276 bushels.. 112 192 152 272 Irish potatoes................farms.. 12 16 acres.. 1 187 1 290 cwt.. 304 600 275 807 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 239 270 acres.. 21 251 22 764 tons, dry.. 38 279 44 662 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 7 acres.. 12 72 @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. .