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Schuylkill, Pennsylvania

2007 2002 % change

Number of Farms 966 838 + 15

Land in Farms 118,501 acres 110,946 acres + 7

Average Size of Farm 123 acres 132 acres - 7

Market Value of Production $124,752,000 $70,290,000 + 77

Crop Sales $56,308,000 (45 percent)Livestock Sales $68,445,000 (55 percent)

Average Per Farm $129,143 $83,879 + 54

Government Payments $1,917,000 $1,356,000 + 41

Average Per Farm $4,105 $5,039 - 19

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Ranked items among the 67 state counties and 3,079 U.S. counties, 2007

Item Quantity State Rank Universe1

U.S. Rank Universe1

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000)

Total value of agricultural products soldValue of crops including nursery and greenhouseValue of livestock, poultry, and their products

VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000)

Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peasTobaccoCotton and cottonseedVegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet potatoesFruits, tree nuts, and berriesNursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sodCut Christmas trees and short rotation woody cropsOther crops and hayPoultry and eggsCattle and calvesMilk and other dairy products from cowsHogs and pigsSheep, goats, and their productsHorses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeysAquacultureOther animals and other animal products

TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number)

LayersBroilers and other meat-type chickensPullets for laying flock replacementTurkeysDucks

TOP CROP ITEMS (acres)

Corn for grainForage-land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchopSoybeans for beansWheat for grain, allCorn for silage

124,75256,30868,445

9,272(-)(-)

5,6201,559

(D)2,571

(D)42,181

4,93712,615

6,43349

3131,751

167

1,651,628990,895194,740

(D)(D)

22,51117,552

8,1745,1083,593

96

20

18(-)(-)2

16(D)

2(D)

73136144720

836

47

1015

6

154322

935

676767

6719(-)67666566666767656666675967

6762656366

6667616064

702764599

1,263(-)(-)

308354(D)24(D)

2481,718

403475

1,681760136769

58308157(D)(D)

8961,1641,073

973433

3,0763,0723,069

2,933437626

2,7962,6592,7031,7103,0543,0203,0542,4932,9222,9983,0241,4982,875

3,0242,4762,6272,3712,733

2,6343,0602,0392,4812,263

Other County Highlights

Economic Characteristics Quantity

Farms by value of salesLess than $1,000$1,000 to $2,499$2,500 to $4,999$5,000 to $9,999$10,000 to $19,999$20,000 to $24,999$25,000 to $39,999$40,000 to $49,999$50,000 to $99,999$100,000 to $249,999$250,000 to $499,999$500,000 or more

Total farm production expenses ($1,000)Average per farm ($)

Net cash farm income of operation ($1,000)Average per farm ($)

3919573766119451546573850

125,567129,986

9,5749,911

Operator Characteristics Quantity

Principal operators by primary occupation:FarmingOther

Principal operators by sex:MaleFemale

Average age of principal operator (years)

All operators 2 by race:American Indian or Alaska NativeAsianBlack or African AmericanNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteMore than one race

All operators 2 of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin

341625

860106

54.6

2(-)2

(-)1,407

2

12

(D) Cannot be disclosed. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes.1 Universe is number of counties in state or U.S. with item.2 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.