1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 739 680 Land in farms ..................acres.. 83 534 76 790 Average size of farm .......acres.. 113 113 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 709 579 587 157 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 713 5 500 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 194 56 787 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 120 90 10 to 49 acres ...................... 315 276 50 to 179 acres ..................... 175 181 180 to 499 acres .................... 89 103 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 673 630 acres.. 71 312 63 970 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 611 566 acres.. 61 686 56 518 Irrigated land .................farms.. 115 84 acres.. 1 238 1 171 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 69 717 61 812 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 339 90 901 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 55 126 45 454 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 591 16 358 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 210 172 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 84 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 105 108 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 44 $100,000 or more .................... 123 112 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 112 49 232 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 257 72 400 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 351 349 Other ............................... 388 331 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 395 359 200 days or more ................... 237 213 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 166 191 number.. 9 548 9 961 Beef cows ..................farms.. 95 93 number.. 996 1 032 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 58 number.. 3 153 4 113 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 153 173 number.. 3 824 4 755 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 48 number.. 693 1 709 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 41 number.. 1 357 3 641 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 67 60 number.. 1 443 2 565 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 61 53 number.. 11 092 13 764 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 210 207 acres.. 20 914 15 502 bushels.. 2 082 230 1 591 920 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 58 67 acres.. 2 277 2 532 tons, green.. 34 209 36 141 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 102 144 acres.. 2 512 4 363 bushels.. 109 523 192 084 Oats for grain................farms.. 59 65 acres.. 936 934 bushels.. 49 080 52 456 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 7 5 acres.. 54 21 cwt.. 8 346 2 548 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 311 314 acres.. 18 114 17 840 tons, dry.. 37 206 37 513 Land in orchards..............farms.. 40 51 acres.. 386 416 @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.