1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 596 561 Land in farms ..................acres.. 114 936 109 438 Average size of farm .......acres.. 193 195 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 375 775 342 277 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 068 1 703 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 448 59 331 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 143 125 50 to 179 acres ..................... 258 214 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 561 533 acres.. 90 541 89 558 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 506 506 acres.. 79 227 75 530 Irrigated land .................farms.. 42 40 acres.. 609 341 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 370 51 307 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 613 91 456 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 846 16 799 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 524 34 508 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 95 99 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 59 $100,000 or more .................... 118 132 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 379 42 240 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 990 75 161 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 335 342 Other ............................... 261 219 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 322 280 200 days or more ................... 204 180 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 282 294 number.. 15 743 16 264 Beef cows ..................farms.. 96 93 number.. 1 701 1 140 Milk cows ..................farms.. 72 77 number.. 3 776 4 027 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 259 265 number.. 9 479 9 751 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 64 80 number.. 28 232 29 420 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 58 82 number.. 76 802 70 719 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 27 number.. 866 1 451 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 43 number.. 540 437 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 24 34 number.. 2 069 588 2 920 404 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 318 355 acres.. 32 399 30 823 bushels.. 3 265 556 3 410 603 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 109 119 acres.. 3 099 2 577 tons, green.. 39 303 41 211 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 134 161 acres.. 5 551 5 001 bushels.. 260 020 247 045 Oats for grain................farms.. 162 229 acres.. 2 692 4 161 bushels.. 156 242 256 238 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 9 14 acres.. 200 268 cwt.. 64 099 71 355 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 340 344 acres.. 14 670 12 130 tons, dry.. 33 172 32 135 Land in orchards..............farms.. 28 31 acres.. 297 422 @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.