1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COLUMBIA COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 464 484 Land in farms ..................acres.. 114 883 111 974 Average size of farm .......acres.. 248 231 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 627 489 606 857 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 586 2 867 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 319 71 642 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 150 160 180 to 499 acres .................... 108 127 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 435 458 acres.. 79 237 79 378 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 396 416 acres.. 62 876 60 244 Irrigated land .................farms.. 74 47 acres.. 3 126 1 308 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 675 55 665 Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 627 115 011 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 923 15 375 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 752 40 291 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 95 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 91 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 49 $100,000 or more .................... 109 119 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 894 49 296 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 687 101 432 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 290 298 Other ............................... 174 186 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 201 233 200 days or more ................... 120 141 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 189 201 number.. 24 063 22 683 Beef cows ..................farms.. 81 85 number.. 1 498 1 391 Milk cows ..................farms.. 82 108 number.. 11 822 10 582 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 176 198 number.. 9 379 9 395 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 28 number.. 383 1 161 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 27 number.. 894 1 447 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 41 number.. 3 373 1 502 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 31 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 132 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 81 101 acres.. 11 427 9 127 bushels.. 1 288 872 1 110 910 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 98 123 acres.. 10 718 8 872 tons, green.. 153 272 134 328 Oats for grain................farms.. 25 40 acres.. 616 1 346 bushels.. 22 647 73 933 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 8 9 acres.. (D) 352 cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 256 284 acres.. 36 111 33 711 tons, dry.. 70 943 73 428 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 48 50 acres.. 1 150 1 065 Land in orchards..............farms.. 79 103 acres.. 3 647 4 754 @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.