1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREENE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 666 633 Land in farms ..................acres.. 130 926 125 707 Average size of farm .......acres.. 197 199 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 173 628 135 561 Average per acre .........dollars.. 991 629 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 916 26 158 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 99 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 312 329 180 to 499 acres .................... 186 179 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 622 590 acres.. 67 224 62 927 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 570 554 acres.. 32 466 28 538 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 8 acres.. 26 89 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 095 6 752 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 654 10 666 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 735 1 558 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 360 5 193 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 237 255 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 179 147 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 129 106 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 77 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 14 $100,000 or more .................... 13 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 682 6 381 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 535 10 097 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 255 282 Other ............................... 411 351 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 412 365 200 days or more ................... 312 256 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 496 478 number.. 17 625 16 896 Beef cows ..................farms.. 443 420 number.. 9 032 8 283 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 47 number.. 1 157 1 242 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 468 441 number.. 8 987 6 869 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 28 number.. 83 327 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 15 number.. 122 355 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 99 127 number.. 4 786 9 534 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 39 number.. 679 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 33 73 acres.. 684 1 162 bushels.. 65 896 111 173 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 35 acres.. 761 605 tons, green.. 8 840 9 336 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 42 bushels.. (D) 1 260 Oats for grain................farms.. 10 10 acres.. 137 51 bushels.. 5 446 1 530 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 5 acres.. 1 9 cwt.. 111 1 524 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 553 539 acres.. 31 197 27 506 tons, dry.. 52 181 42 208 Land in orchards..............farms.. 19 13 acres.. 67 64 @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.