1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREENE COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 244 222 Land in farms ..................acres.. 48 770 45 820 Average size of farm .......acres.. 200 206 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 281 800 550 038 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 352 2 667 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 514 33 665 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 77 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 218 208 acres.. 25 315 24 359 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 209 194 acres.. 17 689 16 962 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 17 acres.. 419 508 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 781 8 102 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 988 36 497 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 198 2 903 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 583 5 199 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 75 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 14 $100,000 or more .................... 24 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 777 7 044 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 390 31 585 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 114 105 Other ............................... 130 117 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 136 126 200 days or more ................... 88 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 117 117 number.. 5 145 5 337 Beef cows ..................farms.. 70 66 number.. 793 926 Milk cows ..................farms.. 39 39 number.. 1 658 1 799 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 109 108 number.. 2 019 2 783 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 12 number.. 111 83 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 12 number.. 78 200 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 25 number.. 546 688 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 31 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 19 acres.. 638 778 bushels.. 74 235 88 723 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 31 38 acres.. 1 018 1 226 tons, green.. 10 924 15 590 Oats for grain................farms.. 14 6 acres.. 154 (D) bushels.. 4 691 (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 180 169 acres.. 15 297 14 450 tons, dry.. 23 988 26 476 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 13 11 acres.. 551 408 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 15 acres.. 143 176 @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.