1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 970 940 Land in farms ..................acres.. 143 163 141 919 Average size of farm .......acres.. 148 151 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 459 771 405 742 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 098 2 752 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 268 53 376 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 90 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 217 188 50 to 179 acres ..................... 433 455 180 to 499 acres .................... 182 190 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 910 895 acres.. 122 352 123 076 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 844 852 acres.. 103 325 98 815 Irrigated land .................farms.. 81 62 acres.. 858 573 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 84 519 75 633 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 133 80 461 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 342 15 029 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 64 177 60 604 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 176 157 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 114 116 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 146 151 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 102 85 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 109 117 $100,000 or more .................... 242 235 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 63 348 57 701 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 240 61 384 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 590 620 Other ............................... 380 320 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 468 398 200 days or more ................... 280 246 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 583 586 number.. 44 620 46 034 Beef cows ..................farms.. 167 144 number.. 2 962 2 262 Milk cows ..................farms.. 277 313 number.. 18 393 19 172 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 560 562 number.. 19 968 21 529 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 77 134 number.. 24 783 23 142 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 72 135 number.. 34 574 53 212 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 45 number.. 898 1 063 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 54 64 number.. (D) 331 829 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 17 10 number.. 2 953 444 1 640 474 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 487 562 acres.. 28 252 29 483 bushels.. 2 590 745 3 188 072 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 339 354 acres.. 17 530 13 278 tons, green.. 207 376 214 246 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 248 286 acres.. 6 646 7 133 bushels.. 354 917 369 633 Oats for grain................farms.. 188 276 acres.. 2 644 3 966 bushels.. 153 916 265 157 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 15 acres.. 8 17 cwt.. 1 720 1 712 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 684 702 acres.. 37 504 37 243 tons, dry.. 87 079 89 740 Land in orchards..............farms.. 40 35 acres.. 1 061 1 028 @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.