1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAWRENCE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 621 625 Land in farms ..................acres.. 87 177 86 402 Average size of farm .......acres.. 140 138 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 225 251 180 205 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 595 1 297 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 087 40 208 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 133 136 50 to 179 acres ..................... 314 330 180 to 499 acres .................... 121 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 595 597 acres.. 63 283 62 447 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 559 564 acres.. 47 883 46 891 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 13 acres.. 40 126 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 396 23 983 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 895 38 372 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 471 5 636 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 925 18 347 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 140 133 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 96 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 107 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 46 $100,000 or more .................... 66 72 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 436 16 929 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 298 27 086 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 341 376 Other ............................... 280 249 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 338 320 200 days or more ................... 226 212 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 424 417 number.. 19 798 18 946 Beef cows ..................farms.. 213 211 number.. 3 088 2 863 Milk cows ..................farms.. 163 178 number.. 7 542 7 045 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 393 395 number.. 7 924 7 204 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 66 83 number.. 5 403 6 112 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 75 number.. 10 050 13 665 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 32 number.. 1 381 1 466 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 53 70 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 4 number.. 2 286 363 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 353 396 acres.. 15 645 16 885 bushels.. 1 323 736 1 850 524 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 175 193 acres.. 4 657 3 334 tons, green.. 61 490 52 812 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 140 154 acres.. 2 256 2 449 bushels.. 102 413 102 488 Oats for grain................farms.. 247 280 acres.. 3 526 3 793 bushels.. 210 963 213 827 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 490 480 acres.. 20 584 19 140 tons, dry.. 44 142 46 883 Land in orchards..............farms.. 24 17 acres.. 124 117 @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.