1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SOMERSET COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 973 1 062 Land in farms ..................acres.. 219 933 227 645 Average size of farm .......acres.. 226 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 241 521 197 605 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 070 931 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 694 48 743 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 100 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 370 430 180 to 499 acres .................... 370 392 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 77 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 932 1 011 acres.. 134 831 137 918 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 889 982 acres.. 99 419 103 570 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 19 acres.. 34 151 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 335 49 022 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 926 46 160 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 295 6 456 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 040 42 566 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 190 228 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 108 136 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 132 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 119 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 102 126 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 142 157 $100,000 or more .................... 197 164 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 366 35 931 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 497 33 833 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 974 1 062 $1,000.. 13 667 10 513 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 031 9 900 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 611 668 Other ............................... 362 394 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 426 495 200 days or more ................... 254 308 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 751 833 number.. 48 243 46 051 Beef cows ..................farms.. 278 332 number.. 4 743 3 954 Milk cows ..................farms.. 406 418 number.. 20 161 19 164 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 718 791 number.. 19 699 22 605 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 126 168 number.. 9 312 10 883 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 111 155 number.. 16 022 19 609 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 53 number.. 2 591 3 568 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 108 127 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 7 number.. 210 478 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 496 593 acres.. 18 106 18 936 bushels.. 1 849 196 1 606 688 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 429 438 acres.. 11 746 11 661 tons, green.. 162 577 141 624 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 46 acres.. 477 476 bushels.. 20 905 15 885 Oats for grain................farms.. 456 583 acres.. 10 964 13 400 bushels.. 719 702 830 166 Irish potatoes................farms.. 21 23 acres.. 909 868 cwt.. 169 994 151 014 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 806 907 acres.. 58 730 60 028 tons, dry.. 121 712 122 878 Land in orchards..............farms.. 27 26 acres.. 183 197 @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. .