1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DELAWARE COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 717 716 Land in farms ..................acres.. 183 667 192 116 Average size of farm .......acres.. 256 268 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 246 268 281 564 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 044 1 137 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 202 48 597 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 230 239 180 to 499 acres .................... 285 303 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 677 686 acres.. 94 676 96 680 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 624 652 acres.. 68 572 65 298 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 18 acres.. 228 202 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 498 51 163 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 666 71 457 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 846 4 540 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 652 46 623 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 169 158 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 96 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 114 $100,000 or more .................... 156 180 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 078 40 940 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 069 57 099 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 428 481 Other ............................... 289 235 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 343 287 200 days or more ................... 217 163 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 472 506 number.. 34 685 39 288 Beef cows ..................farms.. 185 140 number.. 2 479 1 865 Milk cows ..................farms.. 267 336 number.. 16 337 20 706 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 460 486 number.. 15 705 16 872 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 44 number.. 237 673 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 34 number.. 269 628 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 33 number.. 875 900 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 57 54 number.. 1 824 17 602 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 5 number.. 807 510 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 18 acres.. 718 1 061 bushels.. 72 850 90 809 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 200 227 acres.. 8 308 9 565 tons, green.. 115 105 139 560 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 8 acres.. 57 70 bushels.. 3 236 4 126 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 3 acres.. 18 4 cwt.. 1 290 700 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 562 611 acres.. 62 725 59 788 tons, dry.. 100 997 117 086 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 33 32 acres.. 260 314 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 22 acres.. 33 112 @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.