1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONROE COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 480 511 Land in farms ..................acres.. 103 097 110 150 Average size of farm .......acres.. 215 216 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 402 475 463 664 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 998 2 175 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 762 65 846 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 154 137 50 to 179 acres ..................... 141 163 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 84 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 456 490 acres.. 89 730 95 781 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 420 448 acres.. 74 809 68 878 Irrigated land .................farms.. 80 75 acres.. 2 735 1 379 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 954 41 485 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 904 81 183 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 262 29 507 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 692 11 977 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 128 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 43 $100,000 or more .................... 109 105 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 867 35 180 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 878 68 711 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 252 273 Other ............................... 228 238 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 241 256 200 days or more ................... 150 180 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 112 147 number.. 8 333 11 057 Beef cows ..................farms.. 51 60 number.. 653 668 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 57 number.. 2 910 4 648 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 101 130 number.. 5 219 4 524 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 19 number.. (D) 634 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 20 number.. (D) 1 440 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 31 number.. 574 767 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 25 number.. 2 243 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 117 143 acres.. 21 614 18 782 bushels.. 2 270 703 1 702 635 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 44 60 acres.. 2 655 3 884 tons, green.. 40 441 62 911 Oats for grain................farms.. 38 68 acres.. 1 649 2 393 bushels.. 119 497 157 862 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 8 13 acres.. 275 589 cwt.. 66 877 116 129 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 190 235 acres.. 11 877 13 783 tons, dry.. 27 521 32 090 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 109 114 acres.. 10 063 8 466 Land in orchards..............farms.. 51 67 acres.. 2 139 2 627 @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.