1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 307 1 369 Land in farms ..................acres.. 186 190 203 026 Average size of farm .......acres.. 142 148 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 265 800 230 757 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 802 1 505 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 383 34 542 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 265 270 50 to 179 acres ..................... 674 714 180 to 499 acres .................... 290 314 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 218 1 291 acres.. 115 325 129 438 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 120 1 206 acres.. 70 558 74 218 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 40 acres.. 568 484 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 606 26 952 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 357 19 687 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 254 8 012 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 352 18 940 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 445 490 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 234 268 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 232 231 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 203 164 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 74 $100,000 or more .................... 53 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 235 22 955 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 999 16 743 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 597 666 Other ............................... 710 703 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 744 727 200 days or more ................... 514 537 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 884 956 number.. 33 247 35 323 Beef cows ..................farms.. 694 754 number.. 12 093 12 344 Milk cows ..................farms.. 115 159 number.. 5 729 6 883 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 815 877 number.. 13 681 14 327 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 75 number.. 1 684 3 694 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 65 number.. 3 727 6 408 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 173 193 number.. 7 894 9 077 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 65 71 number.. 2 389 2 297 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 6 number.. 1 127 3 083 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 263 384 acres.. 5 833 9 670 bushels.. 472 692 967 261 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 108 150 acres.. 3 187 3 382 tons, green.. 36 312 44 797 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 40 78 acres.. 486 704 bushels.. 21 116 28 318 Oats for grain................farms.. 190 248 acres.. 1 990 2 777 bushels.. 104 892 163 458 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 11 12 acres.. 27 29 cwt.. 6 160 7 640 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 036 1 133 acres.. 59 973 57 656 tons, dry.. 113 909 111 916 Land in orchards..............farms.. 36 36 acres.. 431 490 @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.