1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LYCOMING COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 841 803 Land in farms ..................acres.. 135 561 132 999 Average size of farm .......acres.. 161 166 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 283 113 244 433 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 873 1 570 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 184 42 572 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 126 119 50 to 179 acres ..................... 407 398 180 to 499 acres .................... 227 224 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 811 782 acres.. 87 427 87 508 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 733 740 acres.. 68 788 66 258 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 32 acres.. 2 083 1 023 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 191 38 843 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 357 48 373 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 923 11 804 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 268 27 040 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 236 183 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 112 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 150 128 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 76 $100,000 or more .................... 128 121 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 148 30 577 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 509 38 174 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 440 469 Other ............................... 401 334 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 442 422 200 days or more ................... 294 265 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 430 496 number.. 24 296 25 699 Beef cows ..................farms.. 207 223 number.. 2 845 2 922 Milk cows ..................farms.. 144 178 number.. 7 431 7 986 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 391 455 number.. 17 633 20 901 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 84 number.. 11 803 7 752 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 73 number.. 26 823 13 854 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 27 number.. 392 655 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 46 50 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 6 number.. (D) 333 033 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 435 482 acres.. 21 485 22 813 bushels.. 1 913 101 2 503 321 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 216 213 acres.. 6 403 5 166 tons, green.. 74 915 73 698 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 91 103 acres.. 1 498 1 433 bushels.. 63 521 59 894 Oats for grain................farms.. 226 299 acres.. 3 255 4 731 bushels.. 170 897 266 724 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 10 16 acres.. 164 223 cwt.. 44 959 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 574 592 acres.. 31 231 29 942 tons, dry.. 60 968 70 565 Land in orchards..............farms.. 40 42 acres.. 751 522 @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.