1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 31 757 32 306 Land in farms ..................acres.. 7 254 470 7 458 015 Average size of farm .......acres.. 228 231 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 286 620 282 546 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 284 1 237 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 923 57 738 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 226 2 129 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 499 5 201 50 to 179 acres ..................... 11 319 11 147 180 to 499 acres .................... 9 327 10 305 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 530 2 713 1,000 acres or more ................. 856 811 Total cropland .................farms.. 29 747 30 651 acres.. 4 722 143 4 876 169 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 27 569 28 715 acres.. 3 716 942 3 534 898 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 501 2 020 acres.. 69 197 46 600 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 834 512 2 622 001 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 256 81 161 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 000 417 809 291 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 834 095 1 812 710 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 7 707 7 324 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 3 424 3 389 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 484 3 536 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 4 269 4 156 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 673 2 601 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 335 3 973 $100,000 or more .................... 6 865 7 327 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 191 903 2 142 169 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 906 66 294 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 18 426 19 934 Other ............................... 13 331 12 372 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 15 286 14 472 200 days or more ................... 9 886 9 355 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 16 444 18 134 number.. 1 450 090 1 470 610 Beef cows ..................farms.. 6 160 5 880 number.. 86 078 72 971 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 732 10 696 number.. 700 480 721 286 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 15 494 17 167 number.. 618 039 639 193 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 508 2 094 number.. 79 000 90 282 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 001 1 498 number.. 167 201 168 196 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 515 1 705 number.. 61 440 76 682 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 909 2 088 number.. 4 393 064 4 538 622 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 172 142 number.. 1 310 733 1 042 100 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 493 5 724 acres.. 578 715 518 839 bushels.. 62 242 783 47 702 382 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 250 9 862 acres.. 551 365 544 045 tons, green.. 8 235 781 7 299 613 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 808 4 059 acres.. 77 240 109 686 bushels.. 4 841 802 6 889 878 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 544 587 acres.. 23 920 28 861 cwt.. 6 611 891 7 023 100 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 20 805 22 376 acres.. 2 073 486 2 013 646 tons, dry.. 4 035 722 4 268 674 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 720 2 758 acres.. 169 331 139 841 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 436 2 938 acres.. 101 628 112 905 @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.