1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 396 391 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 317 81 479 Average size of farm .......acres.. 198 208 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 642 019 653 862 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 288 2 962 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 861 69 650 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 122 50 to 179 acres ..................... 119 114 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 364 368 acres.. 69 477 72 146 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 349 351 acres.. 64 083 65 992 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 27 acres.. 330 413 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 593 29 356 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 204 75 080 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 439 15 604 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 154 13 753 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 37 $100,000 or more .................... 83 78 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 549 24 278 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 023 61 933 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 222 227 Other ............................... 174 164 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 190 182 200 days or more ................... 122 121 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 136 150 number.. 8 595 11 205 Beef cows ..................farms.. 49 41 number.. 689 696 Milk cows ..................farms.. 50 68 number.. 3 280 4 853 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 122 128 number.. 3 285 4 841 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 35 number.. 1 559 3 925 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 30 number.. 2 775 10 085 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 23 number.. 343 472 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 42 number.. 15 926 34 108 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 394 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 207 226 acres.. 33 308 33 632 bushels.. 3 608 270 4 058 164 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 65 65 acres.. 2 483 2 925 tons, green.. 36 649 41 619 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 99 101 acres.. 4 958 5 972 bushels.. 271 539 331 728 Oats for grain................farms.. 67 72 acres.. 1 310 1 510 bushels.. 76 527 88 995 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 9 15 acres.. 133 228 cwt.. 31 316 55 711 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 197 222 acres.. 10 647 11 469 tons, dry.. 30 777 32 088 Land in orchards..............farms.. 32 29 acres.. 282 229 @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.