1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRANKLIN COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 476 512 Land in farms ..................acres.. 163 017 138 299 Average size of farm .......acres.. 342 270 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 216 906 208 317 Average per acre .........dollars.. 640 783 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 507 55 270 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 137 139 180 to 499 acres .................... 224 257 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 451 488 acres.. 78 358 81 100 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 430 476 acres.. 61 214 58 827 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 12 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 285 47 746 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 037 93 254 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 581 8 637 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 705 39 109 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 107 $100,000 or more .................... 156 157 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 294 36 973 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 507 72 214 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 326 378 Other ............................... 150 134 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 180 165 200 days or more ................... 115 96 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 333 389 number.. 33 286 32 980 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 55 number.. 1 137 381 Milk cows ..................farms.. 237 304 number.. 18 143 18 227 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 331 379 number.. 14 360 14 604 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 36 number.. 281 621 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 17 number.. 290 1 023 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 17 number.. 467 948 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 27 acres.. 1 326 1 058 bushels.. 139 780 126 613 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 177 192 acres.. 11 175 8 992 tons, green.. 175 885 133 822 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 54 acres.. 439 1 005 bushels.. 27 076 55 011 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 8 10 acres.. 736 1 121 cwt.. 202 310 289 887 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 391 440 acres.. 49 954 46 306 tons, dry.. 92 385 96 516 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 22 21 acres.. 568 1 905 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 4 acres.. (D) 5 @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.