1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LUZERNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 451 376 Land in farms ..................acres.. 57 317 49 850 Average size of farm .......acres.. 127 133 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 308 334 306 432 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 564 2 368 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 243 38 132 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 210 165 180 to 499 acres .................... 66 69 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 436 369 acres.. 36 762 33 859 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 400 346 acres.. 28 410 24 334 Irrigated land .................farms.. 48 29 acres.. 462 182 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 317 14 832 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 613 39 446 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 255 8 488 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 061 6 344 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 33 $100,000 or more .................... 48 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 493 11 050 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 762 29 465 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 217 201 Other ............................... 234 175 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 250 195 200 days or more ................... 164 119 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 161 177 number.. 5 626 5 549 Beef cows ..................farms.. 75 95 number.. 739 940 Milk cows ..................farms.. 50 47 number.. 2 124 1 923 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 135 148 number.. 2 620 2 604 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 34 number.. 572 1 329 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 28 number.. 826 1 987 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 18 number.. 747 892 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 1 470 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 154 157 acres.. 7 276 6 533 bushels.. 614 606 593 250 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 61 75 acres.. 1 496 1 813 tons, green.. 17 921 23 228 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 25 acres.. 1 511 1 065 bushels.. 72 094 41 882 Oats for grain................farms.. 105 114 acres.. 1 644 1 810 bushels.. 96 063 112 515 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 24 21 acres.. 356 385 cwt.. 84 469 92 749 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 255 240 acres.. 12 090 10 123 tons, dry.. 20 956 21 327 Land in orchards..............farms.. 47 36 acres.. 441 493 @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.