1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 625 580 Land in farms ..................acres.. 86 522 90 298 Average size of farm .......acres.. 138 156 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 445 362 471 188 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 264 2 997 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 003 54 780 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 154 156 50 to 179 acres ..................... 280 263 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 98 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 581 543 acres.. 69 905 72 342 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 522 516 acres.. 58 152 60 581 Irrigated land .................farms.. 37 30 acres.. 582 519 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 592 49 405 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 747 85 180 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 158 9 629 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 433 39 776 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 143 124 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 99 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 54 $100,000 or more .................... 120 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 359 40 055 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 458 69 300 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 314 313 Other ............................... 311 267 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 360 318 200 days or more ................... 231 209 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 268 287 number.. 17 735 19 381 Beef cows ..................farms.. 85 76 number.. 1 715 1 643 Milk cows ..................farms.. 96 101 number.. 6 278 6 419 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 248 253 number.. 8 720 10 145 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 76 number.. 10 316 13 285 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 64 number.. 18 733 22 811 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 40 number.. 2 706 4 150 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 43 43 number.. 886 398 809 520 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 18 18 number.. 4 523 897 3 966 753 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 325 341 acres.. 17 144 17 849 bushels.. 1 631 514 1 838 555 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 128 135 acres.. 5 259 4 709 tons, green.. 69 463 73 180 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 162 176 acres.. 4 868 5 120 bushels.. 239 922 219 977 Oats for grain................farms.. 146 194 acres.. 1 883 3 085 bushels.. 122 596 188 428 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 6 6 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 372 401 acres.. 19 216 18 175 tons, dry.. 45 229 49 107 Land in orchards..............farms.. 25 32 acres.. 290 289 @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.