1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JUNIATA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 611 539 Land in farms ..................acres.. 86 740 85 113 Average size of farm .......acres.. 142 158 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 294 831 335 487 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 981 2 023 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 512 51 414 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 120 95 50 to 179 acres ..................... 272 247 180 to 499 acres .................... 154 142 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 559 493 acres.. 58 267 56 692 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 506 468 acres.. 46 284 43 560 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 20 acres.. 292 80 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 814 51 004 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 441 94 627 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 458 4 625 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 57 355 46 379 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 110 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 111 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 80 $100,000 or more .................... 166 140 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 152 39 738 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 856 73 725 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 386 375 Other ............................... 225 164 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 297 249 200 days or more ................... 164 123 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 362 345 number.. 20 465 20 356 Beef cows ..................farms.. 94 81 number.. 1 149 723 Milk cows ..................farms.. 178 184 number.. 8 383 8 082 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 331 319 number.. 8 919 10 139 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 65 number.. 21 945 10 658 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 61 number.. 62 781 29 694 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 41 number.. 1 467 1 229 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 48 53 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 62 47 number.. 10 655 497 9 931 764 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 349 350 acres.. 12 370 11 542 bushels.. 1 175 072 1 183 689 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 187 196 acres.. 6 005 5 241 tons, green.. 73 032 73 940 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 103 120 acres.. 1 559 1 632 bushels.. 67 578 70 328 Oats for grain................farms.. 173 195 acres.. 2 193 2 651 bushels.. 127 787 162 028 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 7 16 acres.. 3 11 cwt.. 312 1 445 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 404 390 acres.. 19 953 19 543 tons, dry.. 48 206 51 725 Land in orchards..............farms.. 20 17 acres.. 415 532 @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.