1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WAYNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 564 600 Land in farms ..................acres.. 109 615 121 907 Average size of farm .......acres.. 194 203 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 331 220 391 430 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 746 1 704 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 074 45 151 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 65 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 228 267 180 to 499 acres .................... 219 239 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 540 580 acres.. 60 435 61 594 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 525 568 acres.. 43 884 42 091 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 8 acres.. 112 113 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 143 26 137 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 580 43 561 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 787 1 865 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 356 24 272 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 130 148 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 97 $100,000 or more .................... 99 100 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 707 21 233 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 109 35 330 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 328 374 Other ............................... 236 226 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 275 249 200 days or more ................... 169 152 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 379 404 number.. 22 949 24 225 Beef cows ..................farms.. 169 167 number.. 2 144 2 186 Milk cows ..................farms.. 192 243 number.. 9 897 11 264 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 354 394 number.. 11 351 11 190 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 39 number.. 193 281 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 15 number.. 276 426 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 31 number.. 748 709 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 45 number.. 2 200 2 041 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 124 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 17 acres.. 1 400 1 525 bushels.. 144 105 170 266 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 115 136 acres.. 2 816 3 412 tons, green.. 34 434 43 532 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 7 acres.. 0 49 bushels.. 0 1 453 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 4 cwt.. (D) 795 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 486 535 acres.. 41 149 38 656 tons, dry.. 69 910 71 904 Land in orchards..............farms.. 43 55 acres.. 207 364 @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.