1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HERKIMER COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 583 636 Land in farms ..................acres.. 141 847 163 072 Average size of farm .......acres.. 243 256 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 206 707 203 039 Average per acre .........dollars.. 876 812 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 915 59 359 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 168 170 180 to 499 acres .................... 255 300 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 553 607 acres.. 90 171 100 858 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 516 579 acres.. 68 036 70 902 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 20 acres.. 173 304 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 824 50 672 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 600 79 673 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 628 3 347 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 196 47 326 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 93 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 107 114 $100,000 or more .................... 162 197 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 328 38 404 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 681 60 383 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 394 447 Other ............................... 189 189 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 226 233 200 days or more ................... 149 166 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 395 455 number.. 36 235 39 322 Beef cows ..................farms.. 93 95 number.. 1 389 1 052 Milk cows ..................farms.. 278 341 number.. 19 522 21 754 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 388 442 number.. 15 895 16 818 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 27 number.. 210 700 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 16 number.. 318 1 234 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 17 number.. 691 729 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 33 number.. 2 552 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 1 250 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 81 72 acres.. 5 362 4 833 bushels.. 582 193 462 193 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 248 317 acres.. 13 450 14 486 tons, green.. 190 305 178 209 Oats for grain................farms.. 61 77 acres.. 1 657 1 788 bushels.. 103 535 119 678 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 469 535 acres.. 51 715 55 043 tons, dry.. 108 527 118 192 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 23 24 acres.. 411 240 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 8 acres.. 54 50 @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.