1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SULLIVAN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 123 142 Land in farms ..................acres.. 27 317 30 613 Average size of farm .......acres.. 222 216 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 295 817 245 017 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 471 1 216 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 356 39 863 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 50 61 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 122 137 acres.. 16 946 16 079 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 118 129 acres.. 13 706 12 681 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 19 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 063 7 875 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 424 55 458 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 413 636 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 650 7 239 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 38 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 14 $100,000 or more .................... 25 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 184 6 019 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 685 42 390 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 64 81 Other ............................... 59 61 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 68 70 200 days or more ................... 42 46 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 101 107 number.. 7 645 7 585 Beef cows ..................farms.. 53 61 number.. 651 603 Milk cows ..................farms.. 39 49 number.. 2 782 2 297 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 92 99 number.. 3 347 7 050 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 14 number.. 236 164 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 11 number.. 84 163 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 12 number.. 161 1 685 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 10 number.. (D) 302 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 38 24 acres.. 1 238 829 bushels.. 120 409 78 008 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 35 47 acres.. 1 859 1 958 tons, green.. 17 526 24 683 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 27 24 acres.. 448 369 bushels.. 21 964 22 421 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 107 122 acres.. 11 073 10 037 tons, dry.. 18 176 19 940 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) @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.