1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC KEAN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 209 211 Land in farms ..................acres.. 39 045 39 561 Average size of farm .......acres.. 187 187 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 184 627 176 321 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 056 992 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 098 24 836 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 97 83 180 to 499 acres .................... 60 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 194 202 acres.. 18 423 18 387 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 183 189 acres.. 11 266 11 144 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 3 acres.. 42 4 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 281 3 797 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 483 17 993 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 057 853 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 224 2 943 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 16 $100,000 or more .................... 14 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 271 2 959 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 574 14 025 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 80 80 Other ............................... 129 131 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 125 125 200 days or more ................... 100 97 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 116 130 number.. 4 365 4 106 Beef cows ..................farms.. 69 83 number.. 831 911 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 39 number.. 1 388 1 183 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 104 110 number.. 1 717 1 661 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 20 number.. 163 182 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 16 number.. 328 164 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 18 number.. 318 703 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 11 acres.. 337 147 bushels.. 28 580 14 863 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 44 47 acres.. 1 247 951 tons, green.. 17 993 10 762 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 21 24 acres.. 330 200 bushels.. 16 321 9 290 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 3 0 acres.. 7 0 cwt.. 1 470 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 157 172 acres.. 9 327 10 205 tons, dry.. 16 790 16 820 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 11 acres.. 37 40 @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.