1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 035 1 139 Land in farms ..................acres.. 147 823 153 897 Average size of farm .......acres.. 143 135 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 362 564 233 232 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 481 1 674 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 353 40 749 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 73 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 213 253 50 to 179 acres ..................... 519 553 180 to 499 acres .................... 182 223 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 974 1 080 acres.. 100 941 107 325 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 900 1 019 acres.. 71 026 73 412 Irrigated land .................farms.. 52 52 acres.. 260 263 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 458 38 614 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 226 33 901 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 417 14 290 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 041 24 324 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 306 359 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 152 167 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 153 196 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 193 157 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 89 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 77 $100,000 or more .................... 90 94 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 925 32 432 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 014 28 474 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 500 579 Other ............................... 535 560 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 569 595 200 days or more ................... 372 385 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 575 701 number.. 24 960 27 593 Beef cows ..................farms.. 378 451 number.. 5 345 6 369 Milk cows ..................farms.. 136 177 number.. 6 936 7 977 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 523 635 number.. 11 322 12 677 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 85 104 number.. 4 532 5 409 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 78 98 number.. 7 851 11 144 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 75 75 number.. 2 533 2 076 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 60 81 number.. (D) 63 140 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 15 number.. 695 648 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 389 532 acres.. 17 867 17 896 bushels.. 1 178 851 1 895 828 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 157 186 acres.. 5 221 4 557 tons, green.. 53 839 69 474 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 162 168 acres.. 2 516 2 824 bushels.. 103 023 117 083 Oats for grain................farms.. 314 362 acres.. 4 666 5 371 bushels.. 239 322 295 686 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 18 11 acres.. 30 46 cwt.. 6 384 3 836 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 746 875 acres.. 38 985 41 084 tons, dry.. 79 022 84 637 Land in orchards..............farms.. 40 45 acres.. 172 205 @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.