1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CENTRE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 788 734 Land in farms ..................acres.. 135 982 139 918 Average size of farm .......acres.. 173 191 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 521 516 430 150 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 761 2 266 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 021 53 829 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 154 137 50 to 179 acres ..................... 349 302 180 to 499 acres .................... 180 220 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 737 706 acres.. 93 260 96 013 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 708 666 acres.. 78 004 77 049 Irrigated land .................farms.. 52 39 acres.. 462 383 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 518 44 772 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 109 60 998 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 276 9 908 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 242 34 864 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 151 143 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 95 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 105 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 111 112 $100,000 or more .................... 183 164 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 805 34 591 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 037 47 062 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 449 464 Other ............................... 339 270 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 383 308 200 days or more ................... 252 201 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 505 493 number.. 33 922 31 809 Beef cows ..................farms.. 166 165 number.. 2 392 2 657 Milk cows ..................farms.. 268 275 number.. 13 966 13 482 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 477 464 number.. 13 508 12 842 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 79 number.. 10 108 11 148 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 63 number.. 19 881 17 976 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 45 number.. 1 835 2 194 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 70 51 number.. (D) 11 087 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 4 number.. (D) 3 288 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 365 425 acres.. 20 520 24 070 bushels.. 1 879 975 2 559 297 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 269 281 acres.. 9 152 7 551 tons, green.. 122 774 119 213 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 106 128 acres.. 3 327 3 163 bushels.. 190 482 166 805 Oats for grain................farms.. 203 231 acres.. 3 681 4 042 bushels.. 221 274 301 166 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 12 12 acres.. 82 64 cwt.. 19 856 16 216 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 592 542 acres.. 34 703 32 268 tons, dry.. 73 199 83 847 Land in orchards..............farms.. 32 44 acres.. 295 414 @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.