1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEBANON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 885 892 Land in farms ..................acres.. 110 638 104 519 Average size of farm .......acres.. 125 117 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 499 719 404 569 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 093 3 512 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 498 58 708 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 112 96 10 to 49 acres ...................... 210 214 50 to 179 acres ..................... 380 401 180 to 499 acres .................... 161 159 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 777 815 acres.. 95 831 90 276 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 727 756 acres.. 85 574 78 347 Irrigated land .................farms.. 54 35 acres.. 1 269 572 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 171 137 131 837 Average per farm .........dollars.. 193 376 147 799 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 481 13 484 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 152 656 118 353 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 113 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 91 $100,000 or more .................... 383 369 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 135 514 99 603 Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 296 111 788 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 563 591 Other ............................... 322 301 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 411 390 200 days or more ................... 263 243 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 568 598 number.. 51 418 48 786 Beef cows ..................farms.. 111 116 number.. 1 813 1 693 Milk cows ..................farms.. 281 309 number.. 20 159 18 943 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 542 568 number.. 26 691 25 438 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 104 129 number.. 92 077 74 679 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 92 127 number.. 253 111 174 603 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 58 79 number.. 1 250 1 855 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 79 89 number.. 2 311 505 2 397 491 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 47 41 number.. 14 851 079 12 301 815 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 512 563 acres.. 27 565 27 079 bushels.. 3 136 336 3 478 876 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 385 376 acres.. 16 041 12 108 tons, green.. 258 681 232 379 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 179 221 acres.. 5 208 3 898 bushels.. 310 156 201 784 Oats for grain................farms.. 73 131 acres.. 827 1 432 bushels.. 52 005 82 161 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 11 acres.. 6 23 cwt.. 1 164 6 560 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 557 581 acres.. 23 566 24 788 tons, dry.. 61 385 72 021 Land in orchards..............farms.. 20 28 acres.. 148 236 @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.