1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FULTON COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 176 184 Land in farms ..................acres.. 34 291 35 343 Average size of farm .......acres.. 195 192 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 450 201 985 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 215 1 024 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 196 59 900 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 70 69 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 63 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 163 169 acres.. 21 623 23 393 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 147 155 acres.. 16 727 16 855 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 7 acres.. 42 25 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 625 10 196 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 686 55 411 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 268 1 133 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 356 9 063 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 42 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 36 $100,000 or more .................... 39 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 940 7 899 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 431 42 696 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 110 120 Other ............................... 66 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 80 76 200 days or more ................... 50 48 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 99 109 number.. 8 015 7 884 Beef cows ..................farms.. 42 35 number.. 495 467 Milk cows ..................farms.. 60 72 number.. 3 987 4 098 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 87 104 number.. 2 324 3 208 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 10 number.. 41 76 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) 83 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 12 number.. 719 428 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 13 number.. 378 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 19 acres.. 1 201 1 335 bushels.. 126 704 127 601 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 53 52 acres.. 3 215 2 671 tons, green.. 60 707 31 783 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 20 acres.. 185 305 bushels.. 9 725 14 278 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 3 2 acres.. 9 (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 115 125 acres.. 12 716 12 620 tons, dry.. 22 084 28 520 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 16 14 acres.. 93 63 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 8 acres.. 45 96 @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.