1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SOMERSET COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 958 973 Land in farms ..................acres.. 206 298 219 933 Average size of farm .......acres.. 215 226 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 273 898 241 521 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 226 1 070 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 401 49 694 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 100 50 to 179 acres ..................... 385 370 180 to 499 acres .................... 342 370 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 910 932 acres.. 127 576 134 831 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 844 889 acres.. 99 341 99 419 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 17 acres.. 565 34 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 914 57 335 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 541 58 926 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 601 7 295 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 52 313 50 040 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 205 190 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 106 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 104 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 142 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 102 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 125 142 $100,000 or more .................... 176 197 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 678 42 366 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 680 43 497 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 596 611 Other ............................... 362 362 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 445 426 200 days or more ................... 278 254 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 653 751 number.. 47 245 48 243 Beef cows ..................farms.. 241 278 number.. 4 507 4 743 Milk cows ..................farms.. 353 406 number.. 19 259 20 161 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 631 718 number.. 25 147 19 699 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 126 number.. 2 171 9 312 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 111 number.. 3 704 16 022 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 53 43 number.. 3 578 2 591 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 72 108 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 167 210 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 342 496 acres.. 14 964 18 106 bushels.. 1 322 407 1 849 196 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 382 429 acres.. 14 794 11 746 tons, green.. 147 787 162 577 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 39 acres.. 153 477 bushels.. 6 995 20 905 Oats for grain................farms.. 353 456 acres.. 7 825 10 964 bushels.. 447 679 719 702 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 10 21 acres.. 210 909 cwt.. 48 876 169 994 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 772 806 acres.. 64 667 58 730 tons, dry.. 127 508 121 712 Land in orchards..............farms.. 20 27 acres.. 147 183 @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.