1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TIOGA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 823 823 Land in farms ..................acres.. 202 169 212 477 Average size of farm .......acres.. 246 258 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 260 342 235 098 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 057 994 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 803 42 621 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 286 301 180 to 499 acres .................... 332 350 500 to 999 acres .................... 76 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 780 782 acres.. 124 276 129 797 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 737 728 acres.. 95 694 88 692 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 11 acres.. 135 379 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 317 47 385 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 493 57 576 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 992 3 565 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 325 43 820 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 205 163 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 94 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 111 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 118 145 $100,000 or more .................... 162 160 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 087 36 702 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 368 44 595 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 479 529 Other ............................... 344 294 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 395 354 200 days or more ................... 267 224 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 577 612 number.. 39 556 41 884 Beef cows ..................farms.. 255 251 number.. 3 828 3 033 Milk cows ..................farms.. 290 359 number.. 17 199 18 220 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 559 585 number.. 19 082 22 760 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 57 number.. 8 598 5 749 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 38 number.. 25 905 11 684 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 40 number.. 2 013 2 658 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 48 43 number.. 20 195 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 169 137 acres.. 6 697 5 456 bushels.. 736 100 496 602 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 253 287 acres.. 9 393 11 065 tons, green.. 124 961 133 868 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 11 acres.. 74 109 bushels.. 2 938 4 352 Oats for grain................farms.. 161 156 acres.. 2 761 2 928 bushels.. 145 113 159 624 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 9 7 acres.. 15 21 cwt.. 2 478 5 143 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 687 686 acres.. 81 407 71 452 tons, dry.. 154 033 133 208 Land in orchards..............farms.. 22 25 acres.. 203 206 @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.