1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 304 1 283 Land in farms ..................acres.. 237 642 234 391 Average size of farm .......acres.. 182 183 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 483 747 412 108 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 595 2 234 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 786 68 304 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 113 102 10 to 49 acres ...................... 248 202 50 to 179 acres ..................... 460 507 180 to 499 acres .................... 404 402 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 212 1 219 acres.. 190 914 190 892 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 148 1 156 acres.. 163 342 162 103 Irrigated land .................farms.. 103 56 acres.. 2 972 1 339 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 194 983 168 546 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 527 131 368 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 288 22 504 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 173 696 146 041 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 179 155 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 104 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 148 123 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 150 169 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 103 97 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 91 159 $100,000 or more .................... 529 477 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 149 239 124 249 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 447 96 918 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 849 907 Other ............................... 455 376 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 589 522 200 days or more ................... 373 305 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 918 946 number.. 95 764 93 087 Beef cows ..................farms.. 236 225 number.. 3 942 3 939 Milk cows ..................farms.. 519 563 number.. 44 201 43 063 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 888 905 number.. 42 435 41 828 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 119 171 number.. 104 320 72 580 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 108 174 number.. 194 656 149 948 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 72 59 number.. 2 377 1 373 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 107 101 number.. 1 775 852 1 418 041 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 26 27 number.. 3 349 391 2 891 602 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 579 786 acres.. 29 916 44 375 bushels.. 2 461 752 5 400 081 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 632 588 acres.. 43 793 24 369 tons, green.. 488 741 413 817 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 344 405 acres.. 8 391 9 651 bushels.. 412 570 479 681 Oats for grain................farms.. 156 225 acres.. 1 883 2 739 bushels.. 115 970 185 981 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 15 30 acres.. 144 206 cwt.. (D) 39 057 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 969 974 acres.. 67 279 70 313 tons, dry.. 143 393 194 331 Land in orchards..............farms.. 53 60 acres.. 4 294 5 874 @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.