1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFFERSON COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 916 894 Land in farms ..................acres.. 291 103 300 559 Average size of farm .......acres.. 318 336 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 159 208 065 Average per acre .........dollars.. 711 609 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 849 67 652 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 260 215 180 to 499 acres .................... 379 429 500 to 999 acres .................... 124 130 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 845 849 acres.. 193 684 194 181 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 793 809 acres.. 150 429 137 367 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 21 acres.. 348 106 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 076 76 245 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 144 85 286 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 091 4 567 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 69 985 71 678 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 203 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 87 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 102 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 64 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 136 145 $100,000 or more .................... 232 261 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 404 60 331 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 552 67 560 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 570 628 Other ............................... 346 266 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 402 349 200 days or more ................... 269 214 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 596 642 number.. 60 354 62 774 Beef cows ..................farms.. 192 165 number.. 3 486 2 273 Milk cows ..................farms.. 370 448 number.. 30 047 32 768 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 580 621 number.. 24 664 27 034 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 41 number.. 372 505 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 23 number.. 541 823 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 42 number.. 906 1 339 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 36 62 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 60 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 102 106 acres.. 10 230 8 377 bushels.. 983 296 752 791 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 278 349 acres.. 22 323 22 273 tons, green.. 331 366 291 424 Oats for grain................farms.. 61 131 acres.. 1 329 3 621 bushels.. 71 334 204 905 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 1 cwt.. (D) 55 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 737 761 acres.. 119 032 105 766 tons, dry.. 204 352 192 418 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 25 26 acres.. 261 258 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 26 @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.