1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PIKE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 40 36 Land in farms ..................acres.. 5 566 6 197 Average size of farm .......acres.. 139 172 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 523 320 498 078 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 761 2 893 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 900 38 943 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 12 17 180 to 499 acres .................... 7 6 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 37 34 acres.. (D) 2 145 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 33 31 acres.. (D) 1 160 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 4 acres.. 59 5 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 385 2 092 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 625 58 120 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 158 1 812 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 227 280 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 19 13 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 2 4 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 2 6 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 8 5 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 2 $100,000 or more .................... 2 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 185 1 619 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 634 44 971 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 18 15 Other ............................... 22 21 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 25 23 200 days or more ................... 14 13 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 12 9 number.. (D) 236 Beef cows ..................farms.. 4 6 number.. 66 55 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 4 number.. 60 69 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 7 8 number.. 137 62 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 1 number.. 58 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 0 number.. 72 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 5 number.. 829 527 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, green.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 17 21 acres.. 696 616 tons, dry.. 1 026 835 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 8 acres.. 14 24 @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.