1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LACKAWANNA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 238 239 Land in farms ..................acres.. 29 509 36 963 Average size of farm .......acres.. 124 155 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 328 335 329 382 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 702 2 129 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 977 40 955 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 118 123 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 225 229 acres.. 19 500 25 709 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 208 221 acres.. 13 548 17 058 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 12 acres.. 414 40 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 123 11 441 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 736 47 869 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 575 5 587 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 548 5 853 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 68 71 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 25 $100,000 or more .................... 32 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 517 7 945 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 937 33 243 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 129 130 Other ............................... 109 109 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 119 125 200 days or more ................... 86 76 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 123 134 number.. 5 146 5 548 Beef cows ..................farms.. 67 74 number.. 741 839 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 58 number.. 2 081 2 080 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 102 117 number.. 2 723 3 863 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 15 number.. 68 425 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 7 number.. 436 804 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 11 number.. 240 267 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 16 number.. 549 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 15 acres.. 1 049 1 413 bushels.. 68 074 163 220 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 39 44 acres.. 1 121 962 tons, green.. 15 895 12 432 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 4 acres.. 937 916 bushels.. 48 141 44 440 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 4 acres.. 75 165 bushels.. 3 025 13 110 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 10 8 acres.. 18 85 cwt.. 4 332 12 552 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 158 190 acres.. 10 081 12 431 tons, dry.. 19 627 21 513 Land in orchards..............farms.. 18 26 acres.. 73 142 @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.