1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 139 1 335 Land in farms ..................acres.. 153 897 164 716 Average size of farm .......acres.. 135 123 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 233 232 202 242 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 674 1 597 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 749 35 123 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 76 103 10 to 49 acres ...................... 253 283 50 to 179 acres ..................... 553 681 180 to 499 acres .................... 223 236 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 080 1 259 acres.. 107 325 115 377 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 019 1 196 acres.. 73 412 78 668 Irrigated land .................farms.. 52 46 acres.. 263 302 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 614 33 340 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 901 24 974 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 290 10 632 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 324 22 708 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 359 481 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 167 231 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 196 169 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 157 174 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 89 114 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 94 $100,000 or more .................... 94 72 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 432 26 799 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 474 20 074 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 139 1 335 $1,000.. 6 162 5 481 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 410 4 105 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 579 637 Other ............................... 560 698 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 595 762 200 days or more ................... 385 517 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 701 899 number.. 27 593 31 115 Beef cows ..................farms.. 451 561 number.. 6 369 7 450 Milk cows ..................farms.. 177 261 number.. 7 977 9 517 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 635 801 number.. 12 677 13 456 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 104 164 number.. 5 409 6 777 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 98 142 number.. 11 144 12 525 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 75 86 number.. 2 076 2 636 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 81 124 number.. 63 140 74 973 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 16 number.. 648 1 576 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 532 676 acres.. 17 896 17 023 bushels.. 1 895 828 1 616 174 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 186 216 acres.. 4 557 4 808 tons, green.. 69 474 74 456 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 168 180 acres.. 2 824 2 198 bushels.. 117 083 85 446 Oats for grain................farms.. 362 498 acres.. 5 371 7 182 bushels.. 295 686 393 517 Irish potatoes................farms.. 11 15 acres.. 46 24 cwt.. 3 836 3 890 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 875 1 031 acres.. 41 084 48 049 tons, dry.. 84 637 105 378 Land in orchards..............farms.. 45 71 acres.. 205 334 @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. .