Bucks, Pennsylvania

2007 2002 % change

Number of Farms 934 917 +2

Land in Farms 75,883 acres 76,831 acres -1

Average Size of Farm 81 acres 84 acres -3

Market Value of Production $70,573,000 $61,640,000 + 14

Crop Sales $53,905,000 (76 percent)
Livestock Sales $16,668,000 (24 percent)
Average Per Farm $75,560 $67,219 + 12

Government Payments $713,000 $773,000 -8

Average Per Farm $4,574 $6,784 - 33

Bucks, Pennsylvania
Ranked items among the 67 state counties and 3,079 U.S. counties, 2007
Item Quantity State Rank Universe 1 U.S. Rank Universe 1
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000)

Total value of agricultural products sold 70,573 25 67 1,236 3,076

Value of crops including nursery and greenhouse 53,905 7 67 794 3,072
Value of livestock, poultry, and their products 16,668 40 67 1,660 3,069

VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000)

Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas 8,799 21 67 1,287 2,933
Tobacco (-) (-) 19 (-) 437
Cotton and cottonseed (-) (-) (-) (-) 626
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet potatoes 2,944 17 67 468 2,796
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 2,881 9 66 245 2,659
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod 36,856 3 65 92 2,703
Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops 107 37 66 394 1,710
Other crops and hay 2,318 26 66 748 3,054
Poultry and eggs (D) (D) 67 (D) 3,020
Cattle and calves (D) (D) 67 (D) 3,054
Milk and other dairy products from cows 7,644 43 65 579 2,493
Hogs and pigs 64 47 66 1,512 2,922
Sheep, goats, and their products 176 26 66 703 2,998
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys (D) (D) 67 (D) 3,024
Aquaculture 380 20 59 392 1,498
Other animals and other animal products 111 45 67 950 2,875

TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number)

Layers 8,697 29 67 721 3,024

Cattle and calves 6,429 48 67 2,315 3,060
Pheasants (D) 15 62 (D) 1,544
Horses and ponies 2,984 8 67 264 3,066
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 2,647 24 62 737 2,476

TOP CROP ITEMS (acres)

Forage-land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 17,386 44 67 1,184 3,060
Corn for grain 15,263 25 66 1,033 2,634
Soybeans for beans 9,422 17 61 1,044 2,039
Nursery stock 2,332 2 61 32 2,130
Wheat for grain, all 2,010 20 60 1,362 2,481

Other County Highlights

Economic Characteristics Quantity Operator Characteristics Quantity
Farms by value of sales Principal operators by primary occupation:
Less than $1,000 345 Farming 435
$1,000 to $2,499 89 Other 499
$2,500 to $4,999 85
$5,000 to $9,999 69 Principal operators by sex:
$10,000 to $19,999 79 Male 737
$20,000 to $24,999 38 Female 197
$25,000 to $39,999 47
$40,000 to $49,999 22 Average age of principal operator (years) 57.2
$50,000 to $99,999 41
2
$100,000 to $249,999 55 All operators by race:
$250,000 to $499,999 34 American Indian or Alaska Native 1
$500,000 or more 30 Asian 6
Black or African American 8
Total farm production expenses ($1,000) 67,272 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (-)
Average per farm ($) 72,025 White 1,390
More than one race 3
Net cash farm income of operation ($1,000) 9,117
Average per farm ($) 9,761 All operators 2 of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin 23

(D) Cannot be disclosed. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes.
1
Universe is number of counties in state or U.S. with item.
2
Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.