1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ALLEGANY COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 724 682 Land in farms ..................acres.. 157 744 161 643 Average size of farm .......acres.. 218 237 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 682 130 019 Average per acre .........dollars.. 801 621 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 788 34 098 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 77 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 307 246 180 to 499 acres .................... 254 279 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 681 647 acres.. 89 801 89 763 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 626 595 acres.. 61 426 56 634 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 14 acres.. 508 284 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 852 31 037 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 138 45 508 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 122 2 509 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 730 28 528 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 237 213 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 112 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 95 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 77 $100,000 or more .................... 87 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 536 25 748 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 469 37 809 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 344 383 Other ............................... 380 299 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 410 342 200 days or more ................... 285 224 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 442 482 number.. 29 646 26 720 Beef cows ..................farms.. 199 190 number.. 2 965 2 114 Milk cows ..................farms.. 185 234 number.. 12 667 11 420 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 406 448 number.. 11 727 12 605 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 53 69 number.. 4 562 6 226 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 46 number.. 7 396 12 811 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 50 number.. 1 947 2 272 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 50 53 number.. (D) 1 501 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 86 74 acres.. 2 739 2 275 bushels.. 287 085 218 384 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 179 228 acres.. 10 685 8 840 tons, green.. 161 479 113 610 Oats for grain................farms.. 101 147 acres.. 2 274 3 090 bushels.. 107 281 165 046 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 8 9 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 540 559 acres.. 44 638 44 906 tons, dry.. 87 271 84 050 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 30 19 acres.. 447 180 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 13 acres.. 41 66 @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.