1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MIFFLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 619 618 Land in farms ..................acres.. 79 400 81 426 Average size of farm .......acres.. 128 132 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 261 298 207 742 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 068 1 713 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 953 44 849 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 115 92 50 to 179 acres ..................... 325 341 180 to 499 acres .................... 125 125 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 575 581 acres.. 52 716 57 001 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 556 549 acres.. 44 339 45 115 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 24 acres.. 55 110 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 842 46 695 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 751 75 558 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 800 3 685 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 042 43 010 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 71 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 84 $100,000 or more .................... 166 151 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 584 34 427 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 051 55 706 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 431 441 Other ............................... 188 177 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 249 233 200 days or more ................... 133 115 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 468 475 number.. 29 692 27 886 Beef cows ..................farms.. 112 106 number.. 1 136 931 Milk cows ..................farms.. 329 327 number.. 13 871 12 681 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 449 437 number.. 10 927 12 737 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 114 number.. 29 580 9 391 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 111 number.. 43 518 19 111 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 76 79 number.. 679 1 026 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 64 96 number.. 61 919 134 962 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 17 30 number.. 1 456 598 1 565 362 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 380 422 acres.. 12 055 13 259 bushels.. 1 358 357 1 522 486 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 336 318 acres.. 8 784 7 269 tons, green.. 134 161 115 535 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 113 147 acres.. 1 413 2 024 bushels.. 67 398 89 311 Oats for grain................farms.. 160 182 acres.. 1 587 1 781 bushels.. 98 624 134 713 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 21 19 acres.. 21 17 cwt.. 4 803 2 435 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 487 474 acres.. 21 495 21 485 tons, dry.. 50 485 60 514 Land in orchards..............farms.. 28 35 acres.. 208 257 @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.