1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FAYETTE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 747 767 Land in farms ..................acres.. 108 612 106 390 Average size of farm .......acres.. 145 139 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 223 180 173 188 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 620 1 279 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 286 35 497 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 182 186 50 to 179 acres ..................... 353 381 180 to 499 acres .................... 144 159 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 706 745 acres.. 70 293 71 813 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 659 682 acres.. 45 470 46 608 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 17 acres.. 50 84 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 005 16 969 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 781 22 124 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 495 5 788 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 511 11 180 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 265 288 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 115 134 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 117 112 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 116 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 34 $100,000 or more .................... 44 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 621 14 822 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 600 19 324 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 309 336 Other ............................... 438 431 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 412 401 200 days or more ................... 277 302 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 499 557 number.. 20 020 19 300 Beef cows ..................farms.. 376 431 number.. 6 862 6 516 Milk cows ..................farms.. 90 105 number.. 4 033 4 113 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 448 502 number.. 8 057 7 820 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 76 101 number.. 1 110 2 011 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 75 number.. 1 584 3 054 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 55 number.. 1 051 1 252 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 55 82 number.. 2 403 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 488 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 244 296 acres.. 7 726 8 552 bushels.. 669 244 918 483 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 95 97 acres.. 2 881 2 456 tons, green.. 30 789 35 596 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 40 66 acres.. 612 978 bushels.. 27 354 42 108 Oats for grain................farms.. 161 184 acres.. 1 662 2 018 bushels.. 80 787 102 388 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 9 7 acres.. 11 4 cwt.. 2 076 260 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 591 624 acres.. 32 532 32 244 tons, dry.. 60 337 59 704 Land in orchards..............farms.. 19 17 acres.. 47 24 @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.