1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SNYDER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 671 664 Land in farms ..................acres.. 92 751 87 253 Average size of farm .......acres.. 138 131 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 268 620 253 631 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 250 1 939 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 048 44 001 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 136 150 50 to 179 acres ..................... 333 325 180 to 499 acres .................... 131 118 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 626 618 acres.. 68 315 66 000 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 589 585 acres.. 57 295 54 801 Irrigated land .................farms.. 70 40 acres.. 771 249 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 74 867 55 582 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 575 83 708 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 352 6 906 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 65 514 48 677 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 117 115 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 105 $100,000 or more .................... 171 132 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 880 42 099 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 880 63 307 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 416 435 Other ............................... 255 229 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 332 333 200 days or more ................... 195 189 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 423 437 number.. 24 959 23 907 Beef cows ..................farms.. 85 84 number.. 1 136 1 071 Milk cows ..................farms.. 198 226 number.. 8 945 7 995 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 410 405 number.. 15 621 17 883 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 127 number.. 66 309 43 766 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 67 130 number.. 142 512 84 765 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 41 number.. 539 919 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 63 76 number.. (D) 429 877 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 51 37 number.. 6 736 281 5 267 075 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 404 437 acres.. 17 041 16 804 bushels.. 1 539 530 1 635 792 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 214 223 acres.. 6 866 5 179 tons, green.. 72 755 69 221 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 156 175 acres.. 2 646 2 744 bushels.. 108 252 104 696 Oats for grain................farms.. 224 267 acres.. 3 252 4 086 bushels.. 192 677 233 449 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 28 32 acres.. 30 32 cwt.. 4 140 4 178 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 472 487 acres.. 21 594 20 879 tons, dry.. 48 875 53 189 Land in orchards..............farms.. 31 41 acres.. 712 875 @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.