1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BUTLER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 972 1 012 Land in farms ..................acres.. 118 547 129 323 Average size of farm .......acres.. 122 128 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 333 391 234 640 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 674 1 801 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 583 36 172 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 241 254 50 to 179 acres ..................... 482 479 180 to 499 acres .................... 165 184 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 924 955 acres.. 82 964 88 161 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 872 896 acres.. 62 589 65 547 Irrigated land .................farms.. 53 46 acres.. 411 479 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 671 28 259 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 468 27 924 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 854 12 376 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 817 15 883 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 296 295 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 133 171 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 159 166 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 147 140 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 85 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 69 $100,000 or more .................... 76 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 137 22 898 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 751 22 627 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 456 535 Other ............................... 516 477 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 541 541 200 days or more ................... 389 379 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 571 588 number.. 20 262 20 989 Beef cows ..................farms.. 370 393 number.. 4 733 4 491 Milk cows ..................farms.. 121 147 number.. 4 847 5 557 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 506 524 number.. 8 691 8 310 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 71 120 number.. 4 224 6 272 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 61 102 number.. 7 103 11 365 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 69 number.. 2 175 3 124 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 61 79 number.. 10 549 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 10 number.. 2 603 3 930 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 431 508 acres.. 13 478 14 262 bushels.. 933 019 1 489 990 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 156 167 acres.. 4 502 3 609 tons, green.. 46 838 52 935 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 115 156 acres.. 2 271 2 893 bushels.. 94 171 124 212 Oats for grain................farms.. 359 411 acres.. 5 759 6 627 bushels.. 306 699 373 747 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 13 18 acres.. 166 255 cwt.. 30 637 63 140 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 728 771 acres.. 34 704 37 044 tons, dry.. 70 488 84 740 Land in orchards..............farms.. 27 45 acres.. 89 153 @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.