1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WARREN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 385 472 Land in farms ..................acres.. 67 388 80 943 Average size of farm .......acres.. 175 171 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 142 144 000 Average per acre .........dollars.. 850 817 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 743 33 292 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 176 222 180 to 499 acres .................... 107 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 361 450 acres.. 35 158 42 978 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 345 418 acres.. 22 556 27 433 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 022 14 850 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 018 31 461 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 567 1 395 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 455 13 455 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 119 166 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 53 $100,000 or more .................... 44 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 962 11 819 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 398 25 040 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 386 472 $1,000.. 2 962 2 075 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 672 4 395 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 192 235 Other ............................... 193 237 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 209 258 200 days or more ................... 150 191 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 273 362 number.. 13 753 16 176 Beef cows ..................farms.. 119 169 number.. 1 039 1 263 Milk cows ..................farms.. 128 186 number.. 5 791 7 203 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 239 331 number.. 6 264 7 035 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 55 number.. 434 333 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 38 number.. 658 588 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 17 number.. 1 889 1 944 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 61 number.. 766 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 10 number.. (D) 1 182 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 47 108 acres.. 1 059 1 793 bushels.. 83 879 169 006 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 118 151 acres.. 3 931 4 092 tons, green.. 49 005 55 969 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 0 acres.. 33 0 bushels.. 916 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 58 79 acres.. 995 1 293 bushels.. 59 756 82 742 Irish potatoes................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 343 (D) cwt.. 94 200 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 314 395 acres.. 17 265 20 842 tons, dry.. 34 979 45 148 Land in orchards..............farms.. 14 15 acres.. 43 34 @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. .