1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FULTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 449 438 Land in farms ..................acres.. 94 285 88 982 Average size of farm .......acres.. 210 203 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 294 298 198 168 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 266 1 102 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 456 40 739 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 206 203 180 to 499 acres .................... 159 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 433 413 acres.. 51 180 51 887 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 404 399 acres.. 38 893 36 654 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 9 acres.. 20 63 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 185 19 886 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 183 45 402 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 465 2 340 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 720 17 546 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 130 105 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 36 $100,000 or more .................... 69 59 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 997 15 912 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 941 36 329 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 201 212 Other ............................... 248 226 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 269 248 200 days or more ................... 174 167 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 317 311 number.. 15 704 16 901 Beef cows ..................farms.. 188 184 number.. 2 972 2 960 Milk cows ..................farms.. 74 97 number.. 5 080 5 879 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 288 294 number.. 6 154 5 810 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 63 number.. 10 151 23 984 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 58 number.. 26 399 46 975 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 15 number.. 474 378 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 35 number.. 1 570 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 160 218 acres.. 4 412 6 039 bushels.. 332 246 594 692 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 141 132 acres.. 6 000 3 777 tons, green.. 59 028 50 567 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 81 121 acres.. 1 528 1 596 bushels.. 55 456 66 148 Oats for grain................farms.. 142 180 acres.. 1 989 2 466 bushels.. 113 907 158 040 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 7 12 acres.. 6 5 cwt.. 944 551 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 369 372 acres.. 26 108 22 113 tons, dry.. 48 915 49 780 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 9 acres.. 12 53 @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.