1997 Clinton PA Census.pdf

Increased 5 percent from 39,412 acres in 1992 to 41,293 acres in 1997.
Decreased 4 percent from 162 acres in 1992 to 155 acres in 1997.
Increased 5 percent from 153 farms in 1992 to 160 farms in 1997.
Increased 21 percent to $20,746,000 in 1997.
Crop sales accounted for 32 percent of the market value.
Livestock sales accounted for 68 percent of the market value.
Increased 11 percent from $70,292 in 1992 to $77,991 in 1997.
Ranked Items Within State and U.S., 1997:
Market value of agricultural products sold: $20,746.
Value of livestock and poultry: $14,024.
Value of crops: $6,722.
Top commodities by value of sales:
Dairy products: $10,948.
Corn for grain: $2,543.
Cattle and calves: $1,765.
Nursery and greenhouse crops: $1,322.
Hay, silage, field seeds, grass seeds: $1,087.
Top commodities by livestock sold:
Layers, pullets, and pullet chicks: 48,100.
Cattle and calves: 4,470.
Hogs and pigs: 2,482.
Top commodities by livestock inventory:
Layers 20 weeks and older: 59,043.
Cattle and calves: 11,937.
Hogs and pigs: 1,542.
Top commodities by crop area:
Hay crops: 10,017 acres.
Corn for grain: 6,021 acres.
Corn for silage: 4,231 acres.
Soybeans for beans: 2,054 acres.
Wheat: 852 acres.
Farms by value of sales:
Less than $10,000: 122.
$10,000 or more: 144.
Total farm production expenses: $17,481,000.
Average per farm: $65,966.
Net cash return from agricultural sales: $3,237,000.
Average per farm: $12,215.
Farms by type of organization:
Individual or family: 236.
Partnership or corporation: 30.
Operator characteristics:
Operators by principal occupation:
Farming: 160.
Other: 106.
Operators by sex:
Male: 248.
Female: 18.
Operators by race:
White: 266.
Black and other races: 0.
Average age of operator: 50.6.