1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARBON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 167 147 Land in farms ..................acres.. 19 838 19 026 Average size of farm .......acres.. 119 129 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 387 928 368 059 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 194 2 799 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 559 44 930 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 71 61 180 to 499 acres .................... 23 22 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 159 141 acres.. 14 331 13 938 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 155 137 acres.. 12 309 10 632 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 11 acres.. 61 14 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 639 5 283 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 745 35 936 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 397 3 848 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 242 1 434 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 10 $100,000 or more .................... 13 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 323 4 232 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 262 28 989 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 74 73 Other ............................... 93 74 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 94 83 200 days or more ................... 75 47 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 46 45 number.. 1 584 1 290 Beef cows ..................farms.. 15 14 number.. 242 109 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 12 number.. 353 401 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 38 34 number.. 587 598 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 21 number.. 960 1 218 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 17 number.. 1 707 2 130 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 7 number.. 545 221 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 84 73 acres.. 2 991 2 360 bushels.. 221 929 195 404 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 16 acres.. 335 365 tons, green.. 4 665 5 105 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 35 45 acres.. 607 754 bushels.. 25 472 28 066 Oats for grain................farms.. 59 61 acres.. 1 090 1 029 bushels.. 62 025 59 589 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 5 acres.. 13 (D) cwt.. 2 460 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 98 102 acres.. 4 908 4 048 tons, dry.. 10 564 7 466 Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 18 acres.. 65 75 @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.