1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFFERSON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 436 410 Land in farms ..................acres.. 79 973 79 310 Average size of farm .......acres.. 183 193 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 183 842 191 515 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 073 1 064 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 116 39 931 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 200 208 180 to 499 acres .................... 131 124 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 418 396 acres.. 51 920 51 857 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 397 381 acres.. 37 706 35 387 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 13 acres.. 151 51 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 820 14 856 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 285 36 234 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 896 6 122 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 925 8 734 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 122 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 25 $100,000 or more .................... 46 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 428 11 196 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 972 27 307 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 197 192 Other ............................... 239 218 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 254 222 200 days or more ................... 165 152 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 296 304 number.. 12 098 12 328 Beef cows ..................farms.. 197 184 number.. 2 969 2 847 Milk cows ..................farms.. 80 93 number.. 3 365 3 502 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 263 270 number.. 4 532 4 493 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 44 number.. 530 684 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 27 number.. 989 1 115 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 14 number.. (D) 1 157 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 25 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 177 183 acres.. 5 858 5 065 bushels.. 478 572 438 227 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 98 118 acres.. 2 706 2 793 tons, green.. 31 004 32 373 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 34 acres.. 303 671 bushels.. 18 750 29 900 Oats for grain................farms.. 169 181 acres.. 2 671 3 185 bushels.. 143 862 163 559 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 6 10 acres.. 16 33 cwt.. 3 540 5 562 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 353 347 acres.. 25 822 25 001 tons, dry.. 47 806 50 193 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 15 acres.. 53 90 @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.