1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PERRY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 618 562 Land in farms ..................acres.. 114 882 104 292 Average size of farm .......acres.. 186 186 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 347 269 347 192 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 902 1 770 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 619 47 625 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 100 80 50 to 179 acres ..................... 267 267 180 to 499 acres .................... 178 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 578 535 acres.. 79 405 74 222 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 520 515 acres.. 63 832 57 618 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 8 acres.. 169 60 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 647 40 509 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 898 72 081 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 146 5 471 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 501 35 039 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 149 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 41 $100,000 or more .................... 140 124 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 143 31 897 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 407 56 757 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 322 329 Other ............................... 296 233 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 328 287 200 days or more ................... 207 176 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 348 354 number.. 23 664 21 192 Beef cows ..................farms.. 126 110 number.. 1 953 1 545 Milk cows ..................farms.. 129 133 number.. 8 189 7 441 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 316 326 number.. 10 572 10 040 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 71 number.. 27 264 21 117 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 44 68 number.. 51 071 35 523 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 41 number.. 2 581 1 666 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 30 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 12 number.. 4 605 005 3 818 817 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 317 350 acres.. 13 903 16 600 bushels.. 1 287 025 1 777 582 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 169 174 acres.. 6 780 4 750 tons, green.. 80 059 72 187 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 163 181 acres.. 3 875 3 952 bushels.. 171 379 164 376 Oats for grain................farms.. 174 252 acres.. 2 493 4 093 bushels.. 151 978 256 786 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 8 5 acres.. 15 (D) cwt.. 1 187 964 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 422 446 acres.. 31 295 23 535 tons, dry.. 68 471 58 916 Land in orchards..............farms.. 15 18 acres.. 65 121 @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.