1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONROE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 176 147 Land in farms ..................acres.. 26 145 20 777 Average size of farm .......acres.. 149 141 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 409 653 370 035 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 987 2 670 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 539 50 812 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 69 73 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 18 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 154 137 acres.. 14 471 14 532 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 142 122 acres.. 11 244 10 781 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 84 22 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 301 4 038 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 120 27 470 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 985 2 023 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 316 2 015 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 8 $100,000 or more .................... 14 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 368 3 416 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 102 23 235 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 74 61 Other ............................... 102 86 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 95 81 200 days or more ................... 54 53 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 40 51 number.. 1 201 1 373 Beef cows ..................farms.. 19 28 number.. 219 272 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 13 number.. 306 414 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 33 38 number.. 620 475 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 24 number.. 194 1 192 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 18 number.. 150 1 129 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 4 number.. 94 102 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 24 number.. 1 030 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 53 62 acres.. 3 960 3 116 bushels.. 386 110 299 231 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 18 acres.. 192 443 tons, green.. 2 700 3 879 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 18 acres.. 660 595 bushels.. 34 058 27 225 Oats for grain................farms.. 39 34 acres.. 855 534 bushels.. 42 434 26 149 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 7 4 acres.. 17 14 cwt.. 2 095 3 000 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 90 87 acres.. 3 069 4 481 tons, dry.. 5 345 8 376 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 13 acres.. 97 136 @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.