1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONTOUR COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 259 249 Land in farms ..................acres.. 39 957 41 347 Average size of farm .......acres.. 154 166 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 344 398 332 159 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 084 1 964 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 808 61 073 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 31 50 to 179 acres ..................... 133 135 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 244 239 acres.. 30 395 32 435 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 218 226 acres.. 25 032 26 015 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 10 acres.. 55 36 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 389 12 629 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 890 50 717 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 001 4 752 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 389 7 876 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 61 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 34 $100,000 or more .................... 41 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 885 9 192 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 073 37 063 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 145 144 Other ............................... 114 105 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 125 127 200 days or more ................... 79 78 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 131 141 number.. 5 979 6 887 Beef cows ..................farms.. 46 47 number.. 466 544 Milk cows ..................farms.. 42 62 number.. 1 946 2 524 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 123 130 number.. 4 759 3 589 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 28 number.. 2 170 4 414 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 29 number.. 6 762 11 436 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 8 number.. 568 234 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 8 number.. 282 757 380 347 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 142 176 acres.. 8 420 8 723 bushels.. 768 298 862 254 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 49 64 acres.. 1 108 1 195 tons, green.. 15 175 18 276 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 82 103 acres.. 1 583 2 061 bushels.. 64 212 77 704 Oats for grain................farms.. 87 126 acres.. 1 401 2 298 bushels.. 90 350 131 059 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 2 cwt.. (D) 700 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 169 169 acres.. 7 231 6 642 tons, dry.. 15 291 16 270 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 4 acres.. (D) 92 @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.