1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLINTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 266 243 Land in farms ..................acres.. 41 293 39 412 Average size of farm .......acres.. 155 162 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 314 576 277 603 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 940 1 748 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 572 51 318 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 145 127 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 252 232 acres.. 29 551 27 319 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 236 216 acres.. 22 883 23 026 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 22 acres.. 1 386 610 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 746 17 081 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 991 70 292 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 722 4 078 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 024 13 003 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 66 44 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 43 $100,000 or more .................... 69 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 481 12 659 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 966 51 880 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 160 153 Other ............................... 106 90 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 134 112 200 days or more ................... 77 62 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 168 161 number.. 11 937 11 179 Beef cows ..................farms.. 58 52 number.. 877 639 Milk cows ..................farms.. 85 87 number.. 4 799 4 141 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 155 154 number.. 4 470 6 223 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 28 number.. 1 542 2 122 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 24 number.. 2 482 4 658 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 13 number.. 90 82 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 27 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 116 150 acres.. 6 021 8 194 bushels.. 570 311 880 526 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 100 96 acres.. 4 231 2 736 tons, green.. 52 224 48 706 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 30 acres.. 852 845 bushels.. 51 161 48 711 Oats for grain................farms.. 51 53 acres.. 693 749 bushels.. 35 654 34 816 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 7 7 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 198 177 acres.. 10 017 9 434 tons, dry.. 22 932 26 256 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 12 acres.. 35 55 @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.