1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 45 457 44 870 Land in farms ..................acres.. 7 167 906 7 189 541 Average size of farm .......acres.. 158 160 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 371 740 328 795 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 390 2 056 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 219 49 383 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 431 3 005 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 833 9 095 50 to 179 acres ..................... 19 941 20 136 180 to 499 acres .................... 9 815 10 286 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 925 1 880 1,000 acres or more ................. 512 468 Total cropland .................farms.. 42 573 42 390 acres.. 5 032 151 5 021 773 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 39 689 40 090 acres.. 4 014 564 3 861 435 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 814 2 121 acres.. 36 150 23 096 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 997 565 3 570 191 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 942 79 567 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 282 526 1 042 050 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 715 039 2 528 141 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 10 299 9 634 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 036 5 314 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 546 5 555 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 6 384 6 199 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 964 3 915 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 630 5 241 $100,000 or more .................... 9 598 9 012 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 091 953 2 775 313 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 061 61 859 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 25 635 26 959 Other ............................... 19 822 17 911 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 22 778 21 243 200 days or more ................... 14 611 13 501 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 26 525 27 984 number.. 1 672 295 1 699 820 Beef cows ..................farms.. 11 237 11 461 number.. 169 134 157 773 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 920 12 448 number.. 621 530 625 165 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 24 783 26 008 number.. 857 149 954 013 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 456 5 097 number.. 1 100 754 1 074 574 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 971 4 577 number.. 2 469 824 2 263 427 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 541 2 922 number.. 85 925 108 040 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 259 3 784 number.. 27 856 467 29 682 108 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 845 839 number.. 118 545 429 108 113 026 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 732 21 610 acres.. 970 895 1 012 263 bushels.. 93 320 717 112 034 518 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 598 13 267 acres.. 484 951 389 977 tons, green.. 6 363 560 6 136 435 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 381 7 734 acres.. 167 488 182 021 bushels.. 8 526 375 8 670 089 Oats for grain................farms.. 9 041 11 205 acres.. 144 456 184 186 bushels.. 8 122 302 11 064 027 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 740 956 acres.. 12 597 17 393 cwt.. 3 082 481 4 030 015 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 31 387 32 640 acres.. 1 890 462 1 787 980 tons, dry.. 3 931 973 4 091 919 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 069 2 317 acres.. 56 029 57 656 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.