1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 539 554 Land in farms ..................acres.. 106 749 109 692 Average size of farm .......acres.. 198 198 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 791 094 827 505 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 619 4 539 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 258 59 754 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 122 113 50 to 179 acres ..................... 183 188 180 to 499 acres .................... 125 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 481 484 acres.. 62 898 59 901 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 404 412 acres.. 41 212 40 775 Irrigated land .................farms.. 68 58 acres.. 1 149 643 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 964 33 091 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 013 59 730 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 473 15 033 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 491 18 057 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 127 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 108 103 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 43 $100,000 or more .................... 82 89 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 914 30 768 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 657 55 638 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 295 291 Other ............................... 244 263 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 271 277 200 days or more ................... 148 183 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 183 208 number.. 12 366 13 399 Beef cows ..................farms.. 97 106 number.. 2 143 2 066 Milk cows ..................farms.. 64 81 number.. 4 129 4 637 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 163 189 number.. 5 904 7 332 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 29 number.. 396 220 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 23 number.. 506 576 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 69 number.. 2 856 3 085 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 49 44 number.. 9 294 10 324 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 6 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 73 83 acres.. 5 218 5 375 bushels.. 565 282 576 625 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 79 85 acres.. 4 346 4 593 tons, green.. 67 576 70 297 Oats for grain................farms.. 26 39 acres.. 567 936 bushels.. 25 268 37 197 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 15 10 acres.. 49 13 cwt.. 9 628 2 069 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 275 288 acres.. 26 782 27 576 tons, dry.. 51 564 62 108 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 60 61 acres.. 2 817 2 377 Land in orchards..............farms.. 39 49 acres.. 1 124 1 941 @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.