1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLINTON COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 488 488 Land in farms ..................acres.. 148 677 158 392 Average size of farm .......acres.. 305 325 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 274 816 277 289 Average per acre .........dollars.. 946 883 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 410 83 631 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 149 130 180 to 499 acres .................... 185 211 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 77 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 430 462 acres.. 76 635 85 583 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 399 433 acres.. 60 691 63 472 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 10 acres.. 167 134 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 69 328 57 004 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 066 116 811 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 912 13 125 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 416 43 879 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 63 $100,000 or more .................... 141 173 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 275 46 127 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 724 94 716 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 270 339 Other ............................... 218 149 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 239 187 200 days or more ................... 171 109 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 300 342 number.. 35 072 34 554 Beef cows ..................farms.. 74 75 number.. 819 936 Milk cows ..................farms.. 186 242 number.. 18 687 18 719 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 280 335 number.. 12 839 13 328 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 20 number.. 261 169 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 14 number.. 255 192 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 13 number.. 190 817 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 39 62 acres.. 6 278 6 072 bushels.. 788 586 714 577 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 159 208 acres.. 13 894 13 659 tons, green.. 232 390 199 553 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 23 acres.. 241 654 bushels.. 8 331 45 375 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 6 10 acres.. 68 144 cwt.. (D) 31 130 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 343 395 acres.. 39 563 41 808 tons, dry.. 81 988 84 721 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 16 19 acres.. 491 375 Land in orchards..............farms.. 19 20 acres.. 3 142 3 927 @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.