1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TIOGA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 823 876 Land in farms ..................acres.. 212 477 222 634 Average size of farm .......acres.. 258 254 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 235 098 190 638 Average per acre .........dollars.. 994 719 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 621 40 956 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 301 323 180 to 499 acres .................... 350 376 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 782 835 acres.. 129 797 132 349 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 728 795 acres.. 88 692 96 635 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 13 acres.. 379 125 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 385 43 956 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 576 50 178 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 565 3 737 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 820 40 220 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 163 209 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 94 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 98 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 145 199 $100,000 or more .................... 160 132 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 702 33 874 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 595 38 669 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 823 876 $1,000.. 9 707 10 607 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 795 12 109 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 529 570 Other ............................... 294 306 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 354 406 200 days or more ................... 224 237 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 612 682 number.. 41 884 43 623 Beef cows ..................farms.. 251 239 number.. 3 033 2 618 Milk cows ..................farms.. 359 414 number.. 18 220 19 635 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 585 647 number.. 22 760 25 050 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 69 number.. 5 749 3 490 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 40 number.. 11 684 7 086 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 49 number.. 2 658 2 233 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 43 63 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 5 number.. (D) 262 998 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 137 240 acres.. 5 456 8 392 bushels.. 496 602 817 176 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 287 366 acres.. 11 065 12 039 tons, green.. 133 868 166 780 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 11 acres.. 109 232 bushels.. 4 352 11 022 Oats for grain................farms.. 156 212 acres.. 2 928 4 160 bushels.. 159 624 203 390 Irish potatoes................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 21 12 cwt.. 5 143 2 528 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 686 753 acres.. 71 452 75 411 tons, dry.. 133 208 151 248 Land in orchards..............farms.. 25 20 acres.. 206 294 @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. .