1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLARION COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 457 444 Land in farms ..................acres.. 94 086 94 817 Average size of farm .......acres.. 206 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 233 198 192 639 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 139 941 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 304 45 050 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 225 212 180 to 499 acres .................... 117 125 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 448 429 acres.. 63 010 60 784 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 424 403 acres.. 43 265 40 281 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 7 acres.. 79 28 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 527 13 893 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 164 31 291 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 175 2 781 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 352 11 113 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 140 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 30 $100,000 or more .................... 50 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 445 10 909 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 099 24 516 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 198 222 Other ............................... 259 222 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 289 254 200 days or more ................... 189 166 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 325 318 number.. 15 001 14 272 Beef cows ..................farms.. 232 210 number.. 3 236 2 582 Milk cows ..................farms.. 76 90 number.. 4 785 4 836 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 297 289 number.. 5 283 5 111 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 57 number.. 4 492 2 733 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 49 number.. 8 279 5 402 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 20 number.. 543 658 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 31 number.. 929 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 8 number.. 860 2 073 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 175 195 acres.. 7 248 7 178 bushels.. 491 358 707 488 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 92 104 acres.. 3 927 3 490 tons, green.. 37 374 41 947 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 35 acres.. 598 799 bushels.. 28 807 38 734 Oats for grain................farms.. 148 172 acres.. 3 280 3 439 bushels.. 175 800 195 371 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 8 5 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 382 368 acres.. 29 801 26 561 tons, dry.. 61 855 51 437 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 18 acres.. 98 98 @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.