1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 940 1 100 Land in farms ..................acres.. 141 919 153 746 Average size of farm .......acres.. 151 140 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 405 742 279 562 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 752 1 945 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 376 42 846 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 86 10 to 49 acres ...................... 188 228 50 to 179 acres ..................... 455 547 180 to 499 acres .................... 190 193 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 895 1 041 acres.. 123 076 128 613 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 852 981 acres.. 98 815 101 369 Irrigated land .................farms.. 62 66 acres.. 573 1 092 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 75 633 67 895 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 461 61 723 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 029 9 891 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 60 604 58 004 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 157 216 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 136 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 116 148 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 151 146 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 85 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 117 191 $100,000 or more .................... 235 189 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 701 53 817 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 384 48 925 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 940 1 100 $1,000.. 17 927 14 049 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 072 12 772 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 620 714 Other ............................... 320 386 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 398 513 200 days or more ................... 246 314 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 586 712 number.. 46 034 43 883 Beef cows ..................farms.. 144 165 number.. 2 262 1 887 Milk cows ..................farms.. 313 369 number.. 19 172 19 406 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 562 672 number.. 21 529 23 342 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 134 172 number.. 23 142 20 935 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 135 165 number.. 53 212 46 700 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 67 number.. 1 063 1 442 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 64 118 number.. 331 829 648 490 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 11 number.. 1 640 474 1 073 230 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 562 558 acres.. 29 483 24 664 bushels.. 3 188 072 1 463 064 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 354 453 acres.. 13 278 21 806 tons, green.. 214 246 197 394 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 286 381 acres.. 7 133 7 976 bushels.. 369 633 331 611 Oats for grain................farms.. 276 327 acres.. 3 966 5 026 bushels.. 265 157 282 673 Irish potatoes................farms.. 15 12 acres.. 17 18 cwt.. 1 712 2 902 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 702 807 acres.. 37 243 39 273 tons, dry.. 89 740 93 106 Land in orchards..............farms.. 35 38 acres.. 1 028 1 110 @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. .