1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SNYDER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 664 702 Land in farms ..................acres.. 87 253 89 998 Average size of farm .......acres.. 131 128 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 631 177 973 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 939 1 312 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 001 41 626 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 150 152 50 to 179 acres ..................... 325 331 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 129 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 618 647 acres.. 66 000 66 268 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 585 630 acres.. 54 801 54 649 Irrigated land .................farms.. 40 47 acres.. 249 460 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 582 38 564 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 708 54 934 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 906 5 558 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 48 677 33 006 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 85 131 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 110 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 110 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 105 94 $100,000 or more .................... 132 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 099 30 719 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 307 43 759 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 665 702 $1,000.. 12 370 8 435 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 602 12 015 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 435 431 Other ............................... 229 271 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 333 374 200 days or more ................... 189 203 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 437 445 number.. 23 907 20 334 Beef cows ..................farms.. 84 100 number.. 1 071 1 452 Milk cows ..................farms.. 226 246 number.. 7 995 7 852 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 405 420 number.. 17 883 9 852 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 127 145 number.. 43 766 19 925 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 130 144 number.. 84 765 39 975 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 39 number.. 919 969 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 76 94 number.. 429 877 74 185 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 37 37 number.. 5 267 075 4 275 569 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 437 474 acres.. 16 804 17 670 bushels.. 1 635 792 1 412 524 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 223 229 acres.. 5 179 5 478 tons, green.. 69 221 68 512 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 175 221 acres.. 2 744 3 123 bushels.. 104 696 102 885 Oats for grain................farms.. 267 322 acres.. 4 086 4 828 bushels.. 233 449 250 214 Irish potatoes................farms.. 32 27 acres.. 32 50 cwt.. 4 178 8 148 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 487 508 acres.. 20 879 19 645 tons, dry.. 53 189 49 123 Land in orchards..............farms.. 41 57 acres.. 875 1 155 @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. .