1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UNION COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 451 505 Land in farms ..................acres.. 63 159 64 622 Average size of farm .......acres.. 140 128 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 368 528 233 768 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 665 1 895 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 624 45 890 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 92 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 249 271 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 432 483 acres.. 52 946 53 718 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 420 463 acres.. 46 038 45 716 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 17 acres.. 72 81 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 404 30 683 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 935 60 758 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 844 4 472 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 559 26 211 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 72 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 104 $100,000 or more .................... 133 96 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 592 22 876 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 180 45 298 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 451 505 $1,000.. 9 359 7 669 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 751 15 186 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 326 338 Other ............................... 125 167 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 202 237 200 days or more ................... 100 146 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 277 336 number.. 19 950 20 044 Beef cows ..................farms.. 51 64 number.. 471 710 Milk cows ..................farms.. 158 192 number.. 7 103 7 446 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 266 325 number.. 14 468 12 777 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 84 number.. 10 424 14 426 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 51 87 number.. 28 663 28 718 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 14 number.. 567 374 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 45 58 number.. (D) 140 825 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 25 19 number.. 3 340 053 1 171 284 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 326 363 acres.. 15 076 15 493 bushels.. 1 744 218 1 489 461 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 178 193 acres.. 3 982 4 689 tons, green.. 67 963 67 982 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 120 162 acres.. 2 046 2 446 bushels.. 101 854 97 232 Oats for grain................farms.. 187 250 acres.. 2 489 3 767 bushels.. 171 009 242 362 Irish potatoes................farms.. 4 4 acres.. 8 (D) cwt.. 1 630 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 352 391 acres.. 16 200 16 244 tons, dry.. 41 929 42 850 Land in orchards..............farms.. 20 13 acres.. 166 129 @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. .