1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GENESEE COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 516 545 Land in farms ..................acres.. 170 878 171 722 Average size of farm .......acres.. 331 315 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 342 100 319 909 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 085 1 008 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 330 81 069 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 124 112 50 to 179 acres ..................... 171 181 180 to 499 acres .................... 117 135 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 483 522 acres.. 142 764 144 536 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 448 484 acres.. 128 517 113 549 Irrigated land .................farms.. 42 21 acres.. 5 374 914 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 109 614 71 013 Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 430 130 300 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 087 26 695 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 61 527 44 319 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 106 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 72 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 50 $100,000 or more .................... 135 140 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 78 210 61 647 Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 864 113 114 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 300 334 Other ............................... 216 211 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 254 265 200 days or more ................... 187 194 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 243 277 number.. 42 702 34 321 Beef cows ..................farms.. 86 95 number.. 1 254 943 Milk cows ..................farms.. 117 138 number.. 20 696 17 334 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 227 258 number.. 25 581 14 632 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 36 number.. 8 180 8 398 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 36 number.. 13 535 11 349 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 31 number.. 2 064 2 915 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 26 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 192 227 acres.. 27 231 26 257 bushels.. 2 889 770 2 195 201 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 133 161 acres.. 16 816 15 437 tons, green.. 275 228 211 315 Oats for grain................farms.. 83 123 acres.. 2 022 2 961 bushels.. 137 592 196 228 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 11 15 acres.. 487 512 cwt.. 134 261 140 961 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 343 370 acres.. 36 108 32 328 tons, dry.. 83 810 88 688 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 100 99 acres.. 28 750 21 389 Land in orchards..............farms.. 10 16 acres.. 53 188 @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.