1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ADAMS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 984 957 Land in farms ..................acres.. 178 780 172 366 Average size of farm .......acres.. 182 180 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 495 312 422 036 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 911 2 372 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 161 59 877 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 76 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 286 244 50 to 179 acres ..................... 351 371 180 to 499 acres .................... 195 201 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 911 896 acres.. 138 378 133 583 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 841 849 acres.. 118 399 108 565 Irrigated land .................farms.. 69 43 acres.. 2 537 2 222 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 150 040 123 700 Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 480 129 258 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 200 46 056 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 89 840 77 644 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 216 164 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 108 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 131 142 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 147 158 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 75 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 94 79 $100,000 or more .................... 210 231 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 128 939 107 377 Average per farm .........dollars.. 130 769 112 319 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 546 574 Other ............................... 438 383 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 538 477 200 days or more ................... 337 291 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 431 471 number.. 29 257 28 676 Beef cows ..................farms.. 220 222 number.. 4 383 4 136 Milk cows ..................farms.. 75 118 number.. 8 077 8 689 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 397 448 number.. 14 423 14 687 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 73 110 number.. 20 365 26 882 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 66 108 number.. 32 922 59 836 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 60 number.. 1 368 1 730 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 57 46 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 7 number.. 488 140 431 952 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 378 436 acres.. 20 118 22 532 bushels.. 1 403 352 2 223 726 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 145 151 acres.. 10 352 6 773 tons, green.. 88 467 98 037 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 263 355 acres.. 9 190 12 328 bushels.. 439 643 607 085 Oats for grain................farms.. 74 111 acres.. 919 1 363 bushels.. 50 384 74 119 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 12 13 acres.. 67 83 cwt.. 12 854 14 998 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 565 595 acres.. 40 689 35 173 tons, dry.. 83 187 77 977 Land in orchards..............farms.. 160 160 acres.. 20 563 19 398 @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.