1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 605 578 Land in farms ..................acres.. 90 331 89 045 Average size of farm .......acres.. 149 154 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 358 698 321 172 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 561 2 022 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 145 55 466 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 149 145 50 to 179 acres ..................... 256 247 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 571 550 acres.. 69 807 69 221 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 525 527 acres.. 58 224 55 867 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 45 acres.. 923 660 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 919 42 554 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 609 73 623 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 720 12 849 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 46 199 29 705 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 125 114 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 66 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 52 $100,000 or more .................... 120 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 338 35 614 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 814 61 509 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 303 331 Other ............................... 302 247 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 337 302 200 days or more ................... 228 202 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 216 236 number.. 13 696 12 460 Beef cows ..................farms.. 62 74 number.. 1 348 925 Milk cows ..................farms.. 59 73 number.. 3 478 3 350 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 192 205 number.. 7 716 7 084 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 77 number.. 19 453 23 153 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 68 number.. 34 819 36 360 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 25 number.. 123 502 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 46 number.. 1 807 580 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 16 23 number.. 3 099 121 2 277 651 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 325 348 acres.. 19 904 17 891 bushels.. 2 006 567 1 799 193 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 86 100 acres.. 2 489 2 572 tons, green.. 38 952 38 481 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 184 190 acres.. 5 310 5 535 bushels.. 244 900 243 993 Oats for grain................farms.. 208 240 acres.. 3 939 5 382 bushels.. 261 594 326 432 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 37 44 acres.. 1 254 1 441 cwt.. 347 582 381 411 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 334 382 acres.. 15 625 16 291 tons, dry.. 34 598 35 991 Land in orchards..............farms.. 47 56 acres.. 607 598 @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.