1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 VENANGO COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 351 348 Land in farms ..................acres.. 46 186 52 760 Average size of farm .......acres.. 132 152 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 822 139 104 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 195 935 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 122 31 463 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 63 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 198 190 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 333 343 acres.. 27 596 31 344 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 309 324 acres.. 19 566 19 298 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 6 acres.. 11 15 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 515 6 387 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 560 18 353 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 760 1 450 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 754 4 936 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 125 118 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 24 $100,000 or more .................... 17 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 694 5 416 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 223 15 519 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 143 155 Other ............................... 208 193 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 215 204 200 days or more ................... 157 157 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 249 241 number.. 7 672 7 369 Beef cows ..................farms.. 175 169 number.. 2 020 1 627 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 64 number.. 1 956 1 836 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 211 202 number.. 2 687 2 886 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 56 number.. 527 2 682 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 43 number.. 1 059 4 143 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 21 number.. 669 1 011 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 28 number.. 592 1 670 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 541 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 137 140 acres.. 3 266 3 787 bushels.. 272 560 323 347 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 77 70 acres.. 1 888 1 462 tons, green.. 20 637 15 324 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 16 acres.. 64 145 bushels.. 2 090 4 915 Oats for grain................farms.. 116 139 acres.. 1 311 1 601 bushels.. 64 139 82 145 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 276 289 acres.. 12 830 12 354 tons, dry.. 25 790 21 462 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 17 acres.. 9 107 @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.