1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLEARFIELD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 339 346 Land in farms ..................acres.. 52 630 55 023 Average size of farm .......acres.. 155 159 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 221 585 163 086 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 429 1 119 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 326 32 931 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 142 138 180 to 499 acres .................... 97 103 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 320 336 acres.. 34 690 35 591 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 301 321 acres.. 25 796 25 538 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 20 acres.. 98 125 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 644 8 395 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 500 24 264 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 293 2 369 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 351 6 027 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 119 126 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 22 $100,000 or more .................... 27 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 609 5 986 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 496 17 250 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 150 166 Other ............................... 189 180 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 205 190 200 days or more ................... 155 123 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 202 220 number.. 7 366 7 898 Beef cows ..................farms.. 126 149 number.. 1 542 1 606 Milk cows ..................farms.. 48 63 number.. 2 166 2 367 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 176 187 number.. 2 451 2 763 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 46 number.. 558 442 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 25 number.. 737 380 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 10 number.. 469 505 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 39 number.. 1 139 1 293 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 200 265 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 142 157 acres.. 3 964 4 806 bushels.. 294 288 430 479 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 69 71 acres.. 2 121 1 681 tons, green.. 17 894 22 425 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 20 acres.. 201 200 bushels.. 8 000 11 575 Oats for grain................farms.. 109 125 acres.. 1 678 1 808 bushels.. 82 738 96 235 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 3 11 acres.. (D) 100 cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 251 276 acres.. 19 050 17 072 tons, dry.. 32 441 32 178 Land in orchards..............farms.. 10 9 acres.. 79 74 @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.