1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WYOMING COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 299 367 Land in farms ..................acres.. 62 740 72 575 Average size of farm .......acres.. 210 198 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 265 922 165 649 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 295 936 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 087 35 453 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 125 160 180 to 499 acres .................... 114 129 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 282 346 acres.. 36 186 38 342 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 275 329 acres.. 25 123 26 714 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 9 acres.. 49 88 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 161 25 018 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 186 68 170 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 152 1 976 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 009 23 043 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 97 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 62 $100,000 or more .................... 48 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 896 10 817 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 654 29 475 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 300 367 $1,000.. 15 234 14 482 Average per farm..........dollars.. 50 779 39 461 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 177 208 Other ............................... 122 159 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 140 180 200 days or more ................... 92 116 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 213 261 number.. 12 105 12 792 Beef cows ..................farms.. 93 122 number.. 1 106 1 274 Milk cows ..................farms.. 101 135 number.. 4 878 5 924 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 197 247 number.. 5 876 5 778 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 21 number.. 333 384 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 13 number.. 662 740 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 14 number.. 452 496 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 29 number.. 516 861 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 76 135 acres.. 3 480 4 285 bushels.. 334 353 419 594 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 121 149 acres.. 3 787 3 933 tons, green.. 50 367 62 059 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 96 bushels.. (D) 3 455 Oats for grain................farms.. 36 55 acres.. 548 768 bushels.. 33 835 44 117 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 241 296 acres.. 17 300 18 245 tons, dry.. 39 092 39 478 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 15 acres.. 178 232 @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. .