1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POTTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 292 293 Land in farms ..................acres.. 83 462 90 065 Average size of farm .......acres.. 286 307 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 247 264 295 305 Average per acre .........dollars.. 938 863 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 214 64 500 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 102 82 180 to 499 acres .................... 108 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 265 267 acres.. 44 448 46 159 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 245 251 acres.. 32 911 30 602 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 3 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 780 18 921 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 738 64 576 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 882 3 452 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 898 15 469 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 84 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 25 $100,000 or more .................... 58 70 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 094 15 361 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 844 52 425 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 162 189 Other ............................... 130 104 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 154 126 200 days or more ................... 98 75 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 199 205 number.. 13 221 14 426 Beef cows ..................farms.. 106 89 number.. 1 529 1 082 Milk cows ..................farms.. 85 112 number.. 5 233 6 189 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 180 185 number.. 10 011 8 398 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 29 number.. 128 1 349 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 22 number.. 654 1 735 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 16 number.. 340 948 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 22 number.. 548 604 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 36 42 acres.. 1 866 1 936 bushels.. 175 985 164 780 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 87 106 acres.. 4 259 4 707 tons, green.. 66 071 57 669 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 4 acres.. 755 181 bushels.. 45 078 8 490 Oats for grain................farms.. 48 53 acres.. 1 261 1 970 bushels.. 81 645 112 192 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 10 12 acres.. 556 1 187 cwt.. 145 285 304 600 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 212 239 acres.. 22 573 21 251 tons, dry.. 44 859 38 279 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 8 acres.. 20 12 @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.