1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 703 710 Land in farms ..................acres.. 168 514 177 215 Average size of farm .......acres.. 240 250 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 328 769 271 957 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 437 1 178 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 837 48 509 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 247 264 180 to 499 acres .................... 292 298 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 675 684 acres.. 95 225 96 009 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 630 647 acres.. 66 265 62 402 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 13 acres.. 134 100 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 016 42 073 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 190 59 258 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 122 2 072 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 894 40 001 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 156 155 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 90 114 $100,000 or more .................... 164 148 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 055 32 950 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 887 46 343 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 442 489 Other ............................... 261 221 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 306 263 200 days or more ................... 189 149 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 504 528 number.. 36 101 41 331 Beef cows ..................farms.. 205 199 number.. 2 856 2 652 Milk cows ..................farms.. 290 325 number.. 16 952 16 563 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 475 511 number.. 18 181 27 059 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 36 number.. (D) 2 872 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 24 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 36 number.. 1 178 1 517 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 39 39 number.. 2 049 1 202 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 39 46 acres.. 1 419 1 955 bushels.. 125 614 200 609 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 201 224 acres.. 7 681 7 041 tons, green.. 96 698 92 161 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 40 33 acres.. 520 565 bushels.. 27 239 28 728 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 4 4 acres.. 5 3 cwt.. 840 389 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 579 627 acres.. 60 581 56 172 tons, dry.. 100 747 104 755 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 12 acres.. 77 92 @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.