1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BEDFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 943 938 Land in farms ..................acres.. 198 824 199 056 Average size of farm .......acres.. 211 212 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 320 752 270 305 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 568 1 239 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 666 49 773 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 121 95 50 to 179 acres ..................... 420 408 180 to 499 acres .................... 280 337 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 898 885 acres.. 124 920 119 437 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 839 852 acres.. 96 255 90 519 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 16 acres.. 304 87 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 065 54 369 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 575 57 963 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 792 7 043 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 48 272 47 326 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 232 231 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 133 122 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 120 126 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 117 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 81 $100,000 or more .................... 208 206 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 063 41 680 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 763 44 435 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 546 590 Other ............................... 397 348 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 430 410 200 days or more ................... 284 248 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 675 706 number.. 48 828 47 382 Beef cows ..................farms.. 346 361 number.. 5 821 5 158 Milk cows ..................farms.. 275 312 number.. 18 550 18 723 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 640 657 number.. 17 882 20 313 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 73 108 number.. 15 025 10 760 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 58 99 number.. 48 400 23 793 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 49 number.. 2 152 3 336 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 68 67 number.. 2 613 2 360 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 4 number.. 3 340 532 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 306 436 acres.. 13 983 17 830 bushels.. 1 203 111 2 020 549 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 338 357 acres.. 20 575 13 362 tons, green.. 232 615 234 597 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 90 89 acres.. 1 384 1 414 bushels.. 67 060 65 869 Oats for grain................farms.. 221 264 acres.. 3 792 4 288 bushels.. 220 688 283 238 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 12 15 acres.. 7 19 cwt.. 1 619 5 198 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 741 781 acres.. 61 168 54 399 tons, dry.. 121 401 123 756 Land in orchards..............farms.. 33 33 acres.. 1 033 927 @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.