1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 UNION COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 498 451 Land in farms ..................acres.. 63 247 63 159 Average size of farm .......acres.. 127 140 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 363 321 368 528 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 660 2 665 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 568 54 624 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 104 92 50 to 179 acres ..................... 258 249 180 to 499 acres .................... 83 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 468 432 acres.. 54 069 52 946 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 445 420 acres.. 46 857 46 038 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 23 acres.. 254 72 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 406 37 404 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 208 82 935 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 295 5 844 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 111 31 559 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 53 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 77 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 68 $100,000 or more .................... 160 133 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 320 27 592 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 931 61 180 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 317 326 Other ............................... 181 125 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 229 202 200 days or more ................... 120 100 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 288 277 number.. 18 838 19 950 Beef cows ..................farms.. 55 51 number.. 494 471 Milk cows ..................farms.. 163 158 number.. 7 405 7 103 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 276 266 number.. 11 354 14 468 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 54 number.. 19 496 10 424 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 51 number.. 41 769 28 663 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 35 number.. 313 567 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 45 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 29 25 number.. 4 736 825 3 340 053 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 304 326 acres.. 13 267 15 076 bushels.. 1 340 306 1 744 218 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 193 178 acres.. 5 285 3 982 tons, green.. 64 918 67 963 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 110 120 acres.. 2 247 2 046 bushels.. 102 568 101 854 Oats for grain................farms.. 149 187 acres.. 1 880 2 489 bushels.. 112 458 171 009 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 8 cwt.. (D) 1 630 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 349 352 acres.. 16 205 16 200 tons, dry.. 36 807 41 929 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 20 acres.. 110 166 @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.