1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BLAIR COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 422 415 Land in farms ..................acres.. 83 813 76 466 Average size of farm .......acres.. 199 184 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 378 868 331 309 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 008 1 884 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 479 65 528 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 190 197 180 to 499 acres .................... 102 118 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 401 394 acres.. 59 945 56 633 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 372 379 acres.. 51 519 48 387 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 15 acres.. 313 335 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 001 41 703 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 855 100 490 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 082 4 897 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 919 36 806 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 42 $100,000 or more .................... 161 153 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 440 30 985 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 981 74 842 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 289 302 Other ............................... 133 113 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 165 154 200 days or more ................... 103 96 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 296 301 number.. 31 636 27 926 Beef cows ..................farms.. 82 81 number.. 1 299 1 035 Milk cows ..................farms.. 175 192 number.. 15 992 13 963 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 276 282 number.. 11 694 12 336 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 56 number.. 7 464 5 121 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 53 number.. 12 518 10 756 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 18 number.. 1 280 696 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 166 238 acres.. 10 191 10 777 bushels.. 934 949 1 205 062 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 193 215 acres.. 13 543 9 332 tons, green.. 173 730 171 115 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 39 acres.. 750 664 bushels.. 39 843 35 828 Oats for grain................farms.. 67 74 acres.. 946 1 125 bushels.. 48 720 67 158 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 8 12 acres.. 10 11 cwt.. 1 748 1 533 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 326 336 acres.. 25 760 24 187 tons, dry.. 61 112 64 894 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 19 acres.. 355 685 @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.