1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ARMSTRONG COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 654 667 Land in farms ..................acres.. 119 597 119 566 Average size of farm .......acres.. 183 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 279 434 257 320 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 642 1 454 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 001 79 342 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 329 334 180 to 499 acres .................... 160 184 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 632 645 acres.. 80 299 78 452 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 596 614 acres.. 61 032 56 080 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 9 acres.. 170 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 773 67 933 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 344 101 849 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 444 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 329 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 203 219 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 100 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 109 104 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 72 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 45 $100,000 or more .................... 51 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 523 65 320 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 788 97 931 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 297 332 Other ............................... 357 335 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 359 349 200 days or more ................... 259 256 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 409 457 number.. 16 204 16 949 Beef cows ..................farms.. 282 307 number.. 3 661 3 391 Milk cows ..................farms.. 81 102 number.. 4 454 4 349 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 371 389 number.. 7 102 6 886 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 91 number.. 1 892 4 428 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 79 number.. 2 596 7 392 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 53 number.. 1 005 1 228 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 50 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 6 number.. 59 1 270 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 280 364 acres.. 11 808 13 011 bushels.. 797 563 1 265 946 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 109 122 acres.. 4 132 2 887 tons, green.. 46 496 41 040 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 65 88 acres.. 1 981 2 178 bushels.. 77 979 76 148 Oats for grain................farms.. 230 270 acres.. 5 060 4 939 bushels.. 238 325 270 941 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 7 11 acres.. 23 22 cwt.. 3 505 6 044 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 527 558 acres.. 35 865 34 360 tons, dry.. 69 704 67 962 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 25 acres.. 107 201 @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.