1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 425 427 Land in farms ..................acres.. 91 629 82 982 Average size of farm .......acres.. 216 194 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 749 672 748 196 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 705 3 567 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 148 67 250 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 121 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 145 158 180 to 499 acres .................... 54 61 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 403 399 acres.. 80 660 70 093 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 372 377 acres.. 75 696 63 292 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 44 acres.. 377 322 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 719 42 640 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 456 99 859 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 388 25 580 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 330 17 060 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 90 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 40 $100,000 or more .................... 80 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 153 36 929 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 417 86 891 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 266 253 Other ............................... 159 174 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 199 192 200 days or more ................... 126 108 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 98 98 number.. 4 390 3 979 Beef cows ..................farms.. 47 39 number.. 523 306 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 29 number.. 1 345 1 420 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 80 85 number.. 2 278 1 815 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 54 number.. 6 772 8 386 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 52 number.. 12 030 16 581 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 26 number.. 926 1 163 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 39 number.. (D) 88 371 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 1 865 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 205 221 acres.. 37 998 28 714 bushels.. 4 460 052 3 677 987 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 25 28 acres.. 794 653 tons, green.. 12 123 11 246 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 158 196 acres.. 8 106 7 609 bushels.. 443 654 392 984 Oats for grain................farms.. 103 159 acres.. 1 769 3 224 bushels.. 103 073 208 876 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 16 25 acres.. 666 850 cwt.. 124 960 230 137 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 204 221 acres.. 11 132 10 889 tons, dry.. 25 437 27 969 Land in orchards..............farms.. 41 43 acres.. 723 800 @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.