Table 19. Selected Characteristics of Abnormal Farms: 1987 and 1982 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Characteristics 



Charactenstics 



Farms --- .number.. 



Land in farms acres,. 



Average size of farm __acres-. 



Value of land and buildings^ -._ $1.000_ 



Average per farm dollars-. 



Average per acre dollars- 



Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment^ $1,000. 



Land in farms according to use: 



Total cropland farms.. 



acres.. 



Harvested cropland _-_ farms_. 



acres,. 

 Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ,, farms,. 



acres,. 



Other cropland _ farms.. 



acres.. 



Total woodland farms,. 



acres- 

 Woodland pastured , farms. 



acres. 

 Woodland not pastured, farms. 



acres. 



Pastureland and rangeland other than 



cropland and woodland pastured farms.. 



acres.. 

 Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland. 



etc. farms., 



acres,. 



Irrigated land farms,. 



acres,. 



32 



22 934 



717 



(D) 

 (D) 

 (D) 



37 



30 180 



816 



47 057 



1 271 811 



1 559 



36 



13 246 



34 



10 988 



18 



1 419 



(NA) 



(D) 



29 



8 097 



7 



933 



26 



7 164 



11 

 5 389 



33 



3 448 



5 



11 



Market value of agncultural products sold $1,000.. 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 



crops -- - -. $1,000. 



Livestock, poultry, and their products $1,000.. 



Total farm production expenses^ $1,000.. 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Tenure of optjrator: 



Full owners 



Part owners 



Tenants 



Abnormal farms by standard industrial 

 classification: 



Cash grains (Oil) 



Field crops, except cash grains (013) 



Cotton (0131) 



Tobacco (0132) 



Sugarcane and sugar beets. Insh potatoes; 

 field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. 

 (0133, 0134. 0139) — . 



Vegetables and melons (016) 



Fruits and tree nuts (017) 



Horticultural specialties (018) 



General farms, pnmanly crop (019) . 



Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal 



specialties (021) 



Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) 



Dairy farms (024) 



Poultry and eggs (025) , 



Animal specialties (027) 



General farms, primarily livestock and animal 

 specialties (029) 



12 

 4 



'Data are based on a sample of farms. 



24 PENNSYLVANIA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



