1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CAMBRIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 525 518 Land in farms ..................acres.. 87 802 76 997 Average size of farm .......acres.. 167 149 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 579 170 510 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 322 1 027 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 104 43 368 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 104 104 50 to 179 acres ..................... 239 269 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 96 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 500 492 acres.. 59 136 50 393 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 461 470 acres.. 45 708 37 047 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 14 acres.. 81 67 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 008 16 708 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 921 32 254 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 844 7 557 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 164 9 150 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 171 182 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 75 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 28 $100,000 or more .................... 55 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 492 15 061 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 473 29 132 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 249 258 Other ............................... 276 260 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 273 273 200 days or more ................... 182 190 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 318 334 number.. 12 610 12 009 Beef cows ..................farms.. 233 240 number.. 3 103 2 646 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 61 number.. 2 567 2 472 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 270 277 number.. 6 436 5 867 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 89 number.. 2 448 4 953 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 67 number.. 3 637 9 059 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 13 number.. 1 912 844 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 39 39 number.. 9 531 9 186 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 237 262 acres.. 7 638 6 251 bushels.. 664 343 576 338 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 96 110 acres.. 3 880 2 904 tons, green.. 43 726 43 115 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 51 33 acres.. 2 047 673 bushels.. 100 245 34 555 Oats for grain................farms.. 249 289 acres.. 6 588 7 394 bushels.. 363 704 442 030 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 39 46 acres.. 2 743 2 756 cwt.. 657 599 586 994 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 397 416 acres.. 22 119 17 459 tons, dry.. 43 045 34 643 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 21 acres.. 47 58 @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.