1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE:  1992 AND 1987
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY,             PENNSYLVANIA
                     Item                      ALL FARMS

                                                    1992            1987

Farms .........................number..              710             814
Land in farms ..................acres..          177 215         189 907
    Average size of farm .......acres..              250             233
Value of land and buildings@1:
    Average per farm .........dollars..          271 957         223 628
    Average per acre .........dollars..            1 178             928

Estimated market value of all
  machinery and equipment@1
    Average per farm .........dollars..           48 509          42 845
Farms by size:
  1 to 9 acres ........................                8              19
  10 to 49 acres ......................               62              62
  50 to 179 acres .....................              264             303
  180 to 499 acres ....................              298             354
  500 to 999 acres ....................               73              68
  1,000 acres or more .................                5               8

Total cropland .................farms..              684             786
                                acres..           96 009         100 239
  Harvested cropland ...........farms..              647             750
                                acres..           62 402          66 109
Irrigated land .................farms..               13               5
                                acres..              100              39

Market value of agricultural
  products sold................$1,000..           42 073          39 786
    Average per farm .........dollars..           59 258          48 877
  Crops, including nursery and
   greenhouse crops............$1,000..            2 072           2 100
  Livestock, poultry, and their
   products....................$1,000..           40 001          37 686
Farms by value of sales:
  Less than $2,500 ....................              155             186
  $2,500 to $4,999 ....................               83              93
  $5,000 to $9,999 ....................               83              86
  $10,000 to $24,999 ..................               68              77
  $25,000 to $49,999 ..................               59              93
  $50,000 to $99,999 ..................              114             163
  $100,000 or more ....................              148             116
Total farm production expenses.$1,000..           32 950          30 465
    Average per farm .........dollars..           46 343          37 426
Net cash return from agricultural
  sales for the farm unit.......farms..              711             814
                               $1,000..            8 431           9 900
    Average per farm..........dollars..           11 858          12 162

Operators by principal occupation:
  Farming .............................              489             545
  Other ...............................              221             269
Operators by days worked off farm:
  Any .................................              263             327
   200 days or more ...................              149             187

Livestock and poultry:
  Cattle and calves inventory...farms..              528             624
                               number..           41 331          40 459
    Beef cows ..................farms..              199             199
                               number..            2 652           1 981
    Milk cows ..................farms..              325             385
                               number..           16 563          18 233
  Cattle and calves sold .......farms..              511             610
                               number..           27 059          25 380

  Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms..               36              37
                               number..            2 872           1 809
  Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms..               24              22
                               number..              (D)           1 844
  Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms..               36              46
                               number..            1 517           1 416
  Chickens 3 months old or
    older inventory.............farms..               39              70
                               number..            1 202             (D)
  Broilers and other meat-type
    chickens sold...............farms..                1               8
                               number..              (D)             577
Selected crops harvested:
  Corn for grain or seed .......farms..               46              90
                                acres..            1 955           3 125
                              bushels..          200 609         331 144

  Corn for sil or green chop....farms..              224             302
                                acres..            7 041           8 841
                          tons, green..           92 161         128 241
  Wheat for grain ..............farms..                1               2
                                acres..              (D)             (D)
                              bushels..              (D)             (D)
  Oats for grain................farms..               33              90
                                acres..              565           1 202
                              bushels..           28 728          63 222

  Irish potatoes................farms..                4               4
                                acres..                3             (D)
                                  cwt..              389             (D)
  Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms..              627             719
                                acres..           56 172          55 324
                            tons, dry..          104 755         111 695
  Land in orchards..............farms..               12              10
                                acres..               92              70

       @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.
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