1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BRADFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 279 1 335 Land in farms ..................acres.. 306 737 310 672 Average size of farm .......acres.. 240 233 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 287 621 253 003 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 219 1 117 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 529 51 540 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 145 158 50 to 179 acres ..................... 445 455 180 to 499 acres .................... 499 536 500 to 999 acres .................... 127 125 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 215 1 251 acres.. 192 075 191 128 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 122 1 170 acres.. 149 291 139 163 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 26 acres.. 223 196 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 96 969 129 578 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 816 97 062 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 325 6 685 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 87 644 122 893 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 260 257 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 136 134 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 123 127 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 120 134 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 117 106 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 179 182 $100,000 or more .................... 344 395 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 74 976 101 986 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 575 76 451 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 824 882 Other ............................... 455 453 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 558 548 200 days or more ................... 353 356 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 925 979 number.. 88 332 104 072 Beef cows ..................farms.. 339 323 number.. 5 856 4 753 Milk cows ..................farms.. 519 590 number.. 31 089 31 793 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 905 937 number.. 74 086 131 054 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 93 number.. 8 321 3 324 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 61 number.. 20 699 5 958 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 59 85 number.. 3 255 5 128 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 54 82 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 460 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 288 283 acres.. 14 862 13 320 bushels.. 1 454 075 1 247 965 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 480 542 acres.. 20 689 20 759 tons, green.. 272 337 262 520 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 12 acres.. (D) 177 bushels.. (D) 5 926 Oats for grain................farms.. 158 189 acres.. 2 615 3 197 bushels.. 147 649 178 363 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 10 12 acres.. 160 202 cwt.. 21 486 43 242 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 041 1 095 acres.. 117 048 106 771 tons, dry.. 210 482 208 277 Land in orchards..............farms.. 19 40 acres.. 167 327 @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.