1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COLUMBIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 702 598 Land in farms ..................acres.. 110 408 101 816 Average size of farm .......acres.. 157 170 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 300 597 297 247 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 995 1 623 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 400 53 572 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 135 105 50 to 179 acres ..................... 367 322 180 to 499 acres .................... 129 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 670 587 acres.. 83 115 74 953 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 575 545 acres.. 65 184 59 271 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 33 acres.. 872 193 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 239 28 481 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 471 47 627 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 487 16 759 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 752 11 722 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 196 146 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 101 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 110 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 73 $100,000 or more .................... 78 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 884 25 183 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 315 42 112 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 366 310 Other ............................... 336 288 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 365 326 200 days or more ................... 248 217 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 266 281 number.. 11 900 11 836 Beef cows ..................farms.. 149 143 number.. 1 976 1 903 Milk cows ..................farms.. 55 73 number.. 3 536 3 675 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 232 250 number.. 4 352 5 067 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 65 71 number.. 22 183 8 801 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 55 66 number.. 46 703 18 438 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 18 number.. 280 725 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 35 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 14 number.. 674 345 375 119 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 327 360 acres.. 21 268 20 675 bushels.. 1 851 570 2 243 684 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 73 75 acres.. 2 705 2 383 tons, green.. 32 699 29 639 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 154 155 acres.. 3 560 3 007 bushels.. 169 284 134 301 Oats for grain................farms.. 211 248 acres.. 2 975 4 269 bushels.. 164 803 248 565 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 17 21 acres.. 265 404 cwt.. 81 878 113 626 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 377 399 acres.. 17 271 16 374 tons, dry.. 38 736 40 931 Land in orchards..............farms.. 35 23 acres.. 473 366 @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.