1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SULLIVAN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 142 165 Land in farms ..................acres.. 30 613 30 496 Average size of farm .......acres.. 216 185 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 245 017 158 970 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 216 839 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 863 41 867 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 61 86 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 137 155 acres.. 16 079 16 755 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 129 149 acres.. 12 681 13 146 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 875 6 419 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 458 38 904 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 636 434 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 239 5 986 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 20 $100,000 or more .................... 28 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 019 4 793 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 390 29 050 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 142 165 $1,000.. 2 189 1 542 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 412 9 348 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 81 84 Other ............................... 61 81 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 70 85 200 days or more ................... 46 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 107 131 number.. 7 585 6 819 Beef cows ..................farms.. 61 78 number.. 603 741 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 55 number.. 2 297 2 359 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 99 121 number.. 7 050 5 560 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 17 number.. 164 140 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 12 number.. 163 376 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 12 number.. 1 685 513 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 17 number.. 302 852 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 51 acres.. 829 1 234 bushels.. 78 008 124 908 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 47 52 acres.. 1 958 1 747 tons, green.. 24 683 26 586 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 24 28 acres.. 369 427 bushels.. 22 421 24 475 Irish potatoes................farms.. 4 5 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 122 143 acres.. 10 037 9 956 tons, dry.. 19 940 20 374 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) @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. .