1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FOREST COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 34 36 Land in farms ..................acres.. 5 362 4 702 Average size of farm .......acres.. 158 131 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 205 741 (D) Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 305 (D) Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 448 31 698 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 16 17 180 to 499 acres .................... 10 9 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 31 32 acres.. 2 979 2 405 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 29 31 acres.. 2 259 1 649 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 011 580 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 743 16 113 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 187 130 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 824 451 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 7 15 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 8 4 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 7 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 1 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 1 $100,000 or more .................... 4 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 048 494 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 825 13 715 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 15 10 Other ............................... 19 26 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 22 29 200 days or more ................... 10 23 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 20 18 number.. 953 727 Beef cows ..................farms.. 16 14 number.. 222 150 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 6 number.. 306 149 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 18 17 number.. 352 300 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 11 number.. 161 219 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 10 number.. 290 147 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) 495 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 13 acres.. 338 103 bushels.. 24 498 15 368 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 5 acres.. 254 99 tons, green.. 2 812 1 460 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 19 14 acres.. 185 183 bushels.. 11 200 11 090 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 27 28 acres.. 1 591 1 277 tons, dry.. 3 158 2 979 Land in orchards..............farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 7 @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.