1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WARREN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 390 385 Land in farms ..................acres.. 64 498 67 388 Average size of farm .......acres.. 165 175 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 996 134 142 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 002 850 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 158 34 743 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 187 176 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 360 361 acres.. 32 298 35 158 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 329 345 acres.. 21 259 22 556 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 631 15 022 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 516 39 018 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 089 1 567 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 543 13 455 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 137 119 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 38 $100,000 or more .................... 43 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 185 10 962 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 243 28 398 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 191 192 Other ............................... 199 193 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 219 209 200 days or more ................... 149 150 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 249 273 number.. 12 294 13 753 Beef cows ..................farms.. 122 119 number.. 1 157 1 039 Milk cows ..................farms.. 96 128 number.. 5 166 5 791 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 227 239 number.. 6 596 6 264 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 51 number.. 225 434 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 34 number.. 366 658 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 15 number.. 638 1 889 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 28 number.. 778 766 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 53 47 acres.. 736 1 059 bushels.. 65 362 83 879 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 98 118 acres.. 3 403 3 931 tons, green.. 41 900 49 005 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 33 bushels.. (D) 916 Oats for grain................farms.. 45 58 acres.. 927 995 bushels.. 58 519 59 756 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 343 cwt.. (D) 94 200 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 290 314 acres.. 17 069 17 265 tons, dry.. 36 389 34 979 Land in orchards..............farms.. 15 14 acres.. 46 43 @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.