1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MADISON COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 692 699 Land in farms ..................acres.. 185 924 195 626 Average size of farm .......acres.. 269 280 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 237 676 259 738 Average per acre .........dollars.. 953 911 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 622 66 248 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 78 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 210 192 180 to 499 acres .................... 268 289 500 to 999 acres .................... 84 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 646 663 acres.. 120 577 126 785 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 616 631 acres.. 100 079 96 511 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 12 acres.. 286 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 690 67 932 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 928 97 184 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 811 5 788 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 56 879 62 144 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 108 93 $100,000 or more .................... 215 256 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 030 53 098 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 208 75 963 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 468 495 Other ............................... 224 204 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 255 240 200 days or more ................... 174 164 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 439 476 number.. 46 823 51 676 Beef cows ..................farms.. 109 98 number.. 1 518 957 Milk cows ..................farms.. 324 367 number.. 25 070 28 542 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 428 457 number.. 18 630 20 683 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 32 number.. 830 339 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 18 number.. 777 526 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 27 number.. 965 1 187 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 42 29 number.. 1 245 1 227 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 955 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 197 186 acres.. 16 344 14 348 bushels.. 1 704 553 1 182 128 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 322 362 acres.. 20 372 24 391 tons, green.. 293 646 292 764 Oats for grain................farms.. 129 166 acres.. 3 532 4 866 bushels.. 209 764 290 252 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 540 543 acres.. 63 697 56 898 tons, dry.. 128 317 140 286 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 41 43 acres.. 772 1 099 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 13 acres.. 50 135 @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.