1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 INDIANA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 767 747 Land in farms ..................acres.. 138 522 143 036 Average size of farm .......acres.. 181 191 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 261 817 226 493 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 484 1 186 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 374 39 664 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 121 109 50 to 179 acres ..................... 387 384 180 to 499 acres .................... 162 185 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 733 730 acres.. 89 857 92 659 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 698 692 acres.. 68 928 67 438 Irrigated land .................farms.. 50 38 acres.. 544 365 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 070 41 331 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 065 55 329 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 805 20 457 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 265 20 874 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 191 172 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 109 113 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 145 127 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 64 77 $100,000 or more .................... 93 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 476 31 830 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 702 42 611 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 414 463 Other ............................... 353 284 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 397 350 200 days or more ................... 246 206 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 460 486 number.. 21 676 23 382 Beef cows ..................farms.. 230 247 number.. 3 214 3 072 Milk cows ..................farms.. 164 210 number.. 7 242 7 998 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 420 459 number.. 9 538 12 031 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 80 number.. 5 117 8 774 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 69 number.. 8 702 20 526 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 57 number.. 1 385 2 253 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 46 65 number.. 2 167 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 525 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 343 447 acres.. 14 415 17 954 bushels.. 1 086 193 1 837 031 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 175 191 acres.. 5 486 3 951 tons, green.. 60 844 61 197 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 56 75 acres.. 1 654 1 534 bushels.. 79 726 66 633 Oats for grain................farms.. 297 357 acres.. 6 191 7 570 bushels.. 333 845 434 736 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 8 7 acres.. 15 69 cwt.. 2 506 6 763 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 541 586 acres.. 33 487 35 839 tons, dry.. 66 486 71 221 Land in orchards..............farms.. 25 31 acres.. 144 235 @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.