1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 710 814 Land in farms ..................acres.. 177 215 189 907 Average size of farm .......acres.. 250 233 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 271 957 223 628 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 178 928 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 509 42 845 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 264 303 180 to 499 acres .................... 298 354 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 68 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 684 786 acres.. 96 009 100 239 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 647 750 acres.. 62 402 66 109 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 5 acres.. 100 39 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 073 39 786 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 258 48 877 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 072 2 100 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 001 37 686 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 155 186 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 93 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 77 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 114 163 $100,000 or more .................... 148 116 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 950 30 465 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 343 37 426 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 711 814 $1,000.. 8 431 9 900 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 858 12 162 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 489 545 Other ............................... 221 269 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 263 327 200 days or more ................... 149 187 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 528 624 number.. 41 331 40 459 Beef cows ..................farms.. 199 199 number.. 2 652 1 981 Milk cows ..................farms.. 325 385 number.. 16 563 18 233 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 511 610 number.. 27 059 25 380 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 37 number.. 2 872 1 809 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 22 number.. (D) 1 844 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 46 number.. 1 517 1 416 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 70 number.. 1 202 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 577 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 46 90 acres.. 1 955 3 125 bushels.. 200 609 331 144 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 224 302 acres.. 7 041 8 841 tons, green.. 92 161 128 241 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 33 90 acres.. 565 1 202 bushels.. 28 728 63 222 Irish potatoes................farms.. 4 4 acres.. 3 (D) cwt.. 389 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 627 719 acres.. 56 172 55 324 tons, dry.. 104 755 111 695 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 10 acres.. 92 70 @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. .