1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ESSEX COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 197 195 Land in farms ..................acres.. 48 196 54 986 Average size of farm .......acres.. 245 282 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 315 718 333 587 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 338 1 227 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 763 49 880 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 64 63 180 to 499 acres .................... 60 61 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 176 180 acres.. 25 004 28 359 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 156 166 acres.. 17 611 18 746 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 9 acres.. 72 141 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 006 8 363 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 639 42 887 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 532 2 702 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 474 5 661 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 11 $100,000 or more .................... 19 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 645 7 975 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 418 40 691 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 83 100 Other ............................... 114 95 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 113 112 200 days or more ................... 77 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 91 101 number.. 6 370 6 551 Beef cows ..................farms.. 54 49 number.. 881 680 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 46 number.. 2 543 2 427 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 77 88 number.. 1 806 2 583 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 20 number.. 103 235 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 12 number.. 203 211 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 11 number.. 275 177 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 7 acres.. 4 332 bushels.. 210 34 874 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 29 29 acres.. 2 440 2 178 tons, green.. 35 442 21 716 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 165 bushels.. (D) 7 800 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 5 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 123 134 acres.. 15 284 15 444 tons, dry.. 24 531 24 942 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 17 25 acres.. 252 324 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 13 acres.. 316 564 @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.