1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 578 647 Land in farms ..................acres.. 89 045 96 961 Average size of farm .......acres.. 154 150 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 321 172 212 335 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 022 1 388 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 466 53 549 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 145 155 50 to 179 acres ..................... 247 283 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 550 609 acres.. 69 221 74 970 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 527 594 acres.. 55 867 59 645 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 63 acres.. 660 1 369 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 554 40 390 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 623 62 427 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 849 11 628 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 705 28 762 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 114 156 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 106 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 62 $100,000 or more .................... 101 100 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 614 35 257 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 509 54 493 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 579 647 $1,000.. 6 872 4 708 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 869 7 277 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 331 357 Other ............................... 247 290 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 302 352 200 days or more ................... 202 239 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 236 256 number.. 12 460 10 754 Beef cows ..................farms.. 74 77 number.. 925 939 Milk cows ..................farms.. 73 83 number.. 3 350 3 244 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 205 226 number.. 7 084 6 134 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 77 96 number.. 23 153 14 404 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 68 93 number.. 36 360 31 611 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 27 number.. 502 953 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 46 61 number.. (D) 697 592 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 23 26 number.. 2 277 651 2 941 694 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 348 419 acres.. 17 891 20 968 bushels.. 1 799 193 1 520 612 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 100 89 acres.. 2 572 2 228 tons, green.. 38 481 29 014 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 190 216 acres.. 5 535 5 047 bushels.. 243 993 193 622 Oats for grain................farms.. 240 300 acres.. 5 382 7 351 bushels.. 326 432 393 470 Irish potatoes................farms.. 44 69 acres.. 1 441 1 713 cwt.. 381 411 372 105 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 382 423 acres.. 16 291 17 242 tons, dry.. 35 991 39 525 Land in orchards..............farms.. 56 78 acres.. 598 787 @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. .