1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 334 338 Land in farms ..................acres.. 26 944 32 526 Average size of farm .......acres.. 81 96 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 255 618 252 280 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 403 2 872 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 563 33 575 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 119 50 to 179 acres ..................... 123 127 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 32 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 302 309 acres.. 17 530 19 064 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 264 269 acres.. 10 901 11 413 Irrigated land .................farms.. 65 47 acres.. 374 231 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 037 11 393 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 058 33 708 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 897 8 923 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 140 2 470 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 129 135 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 22 $100,000 or more .................... 28 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 788 9 945 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 334 29 423 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 116 151 Other ............................... 218 187 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 197 188 200 days or more ................... 151 120 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 125 125 number.. 2 671 3 022 Beef cows ..................farms.. 85 91 number.. 912 983 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 19 number.. 350 372 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 99 109 number.. 764 1 288 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 25 number.. 456 546 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 23 number.. 482 669 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 32 number.. 615 964 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 37 number.. 2 952 4 338 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 3 number.. 350 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 52 73 acres.. 979 1 478 bushels.. 70 637 155 336 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 18 23 acres.. 223 354 tons, green.. 2 171 4 903 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 34 acres.. 176 330 bushels.. 6 293 13 753 Oats for grain................farms.. 43 56 acres.. 539 716 bushels.. 23 865 38 488 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 8 4 acres.. 22 (D) cwt.. 6 045 7 700 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 160 178 acres.. 7 939 7 601 tons, dry.. 14 289 16 022 Land in orchards..............farms.. 25 25 acres.. 109 126 @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.