1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VENANGO COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 348 456 Land in farms ..................acres.. 52 760 65 098 Average size of farm .......acres.. 152 143 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 139 104 131 447 Average per acre .........dollars.. 935 892 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 463 30 296 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 67 85 50 to 179 acres ..................... 190 259 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 83 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 343 442 acres.. 31 344 36 239 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 324 410 acres.. 19 298 23 994 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 4 acres.. 15 12 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 387 6 990 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 353 15 328 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 450 1 789 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 936 5 201 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 118 200 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 21 $100,000 or more .................... 16 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 416 5 971 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 519 13 094 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 349 456 $1,000.. 590 673 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 691 1 476 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 155 181 Other ............................... 193 275 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 204 307 200 days or more ................... 157 212 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 241 317 number.. 7 369 9 201 Beef cows ..................farms.. 169 221 number.. 1 627 2 516 Milk cows ..................farms.. 64 75 number.. 1 836 2 356 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 202 273 number.. 2 886 3 648 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 56 65 number.. 2 682 2 185 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 62 number.. 4 143 4 782 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 31 number.. 1 011 1 560 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 48 number.. 1 670 3 354 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 12 number.. 541 2 182 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 140 240 acres.. 3 787 5 212 bushels.. 323 347 569 579 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 70 78 acres.. 1 462 1 557 tons, green.. 15 324 17 599 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 13 acres.. 145 265 bushels.. 4 915 7 946 Oats for grain................farms.. 139 206 acres.. 1 601 2 525 bushels.. 82 145 143 055 Irish potatoes................farms.. 4 11 acres.. (D) 18 cwt.. (D) 2 460 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 289 369 acres.. 12 354 14 715 tons, dry.. 21 462 31 277 Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 20 acres.. 107 125 @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. .