1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LIVINGSTON COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 625 636 Land in farms ..................acres.. 197 408 205 105 Average size of farm .......acres.. 316 322 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 334 050 319 240 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 091 993 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 662 73 858 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 105 50 to 179 acres ..................... 232 218 180 to 499 acres .................... 145 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 62 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 586 593 acres.. 154 110 161 254 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 523 542 acres.. 127 478 119 405 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 13 acres.. 1 247 130 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 936 61 395 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 698 96 533 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 928 18 587 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 46 009 42 808 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 161 175 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 47 $100,000 or more .................... 137 141 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 767 54 096 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 780 85 056 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 343 371 Other ............................... 282 265 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 296 311 200 days or more ................... 224 218 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 305 337 number.. 40 065 36 275 Beef cows ..................farms.. 153 133 number.. 2 185 1 741 Milk cows ..................farms.. 100 135 number.. 17 279 16 457 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 293 319 number.. 20 118 16 314 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 41 number.. 293 711 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 35 number.. 643 967 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 47 number.. 2 397 3 089 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 40 42 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. 162 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 234 243 acres.. 34 549 31 207 bushels.. 3 838 938 2 751 669 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 136 158 acres.. 15 282 14 414 tons, green.. 258 523 200 022 Oats for grain................farms.. 90 142 acres.. 3 421 4 700 bushels.. 244 924 337 902 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 10 14 acres.. 1 218 1 475 cwt.. 316 120 290 932 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 395 442 acres.. 35 350 40 161 tons, dry.. 88 527 104 592 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 86 66 acres.. 10 172 6 970 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 11 acres.. 42 53 @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.