1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 YORK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 698 1 692 Land in farms ..................acres.. 261 164 252 052 Average size of farm .......acres.. 154 149 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 471 592 421 764 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 187 2 755 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 362 49 744 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 157 119 10 to 49 acres ...................... 589 552 50 to 179 acres ..................... 592 646 180 to 499 acres .................... 245 270 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 77 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 555 1 583 acres.. 216 743 209 083 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 440 1 484 acres.. 193 572 183 362 Irrigated land .................farms.. 121 85 acres.. 1 129 1 182 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 128 620 120 068 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 748 70 962 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 382 37 978 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 77 238 82 090 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 391 344 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 193 201 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 265 261 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 263 297 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 169 160 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 123 142 $100,000 or more .................... 294 287 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 105 315 99 027 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 950 58 561 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 861 919 Other ............................... 837 773 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 951 910 200 days or more ................... 657 626 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 757 810 number.. 43 170 47 156 Beef cows ..................farms.. 321 360 number.. 4 990 5 802 Milk cows ..................farms.. 179 218 number.. 11 376 12 521 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 703 757 number.. 23 496 25 877 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 139 218 number.. 51 006 74 150 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 123 205 number.. 121 309 141 951 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 114 137 number.. 3 029 3 672 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 103 122 number.. 903 868 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 24 21 number.. 2 311 104 2 054 967 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 856 1 013 acres.. 71 288 68 684 bushels.. 5 859 533 7 116 163 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 273 287 acres.. 14 157 11 377 tons, green.. 166 980 181 530 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 525 664 acres.. 21 571 25 637 bushels.. 1 199 670 1 240 223 Oats for grain................farms.. 223 387 acres.. 2 551 4 600 bushels.. 149 901 292 912 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 46 79 acres.. 255 1 016 cwt.. 44 087 199 578 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 964 1 036 acres.. 40 750 38 435 tons, dry.. 82 166 100 926 Land in orchards..............farms.. 81 95 acres.. 2 011 2 193 @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.