1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 542 537 Land in farms ..................acres.. 134 940 138 822 Average size of farm .......acres.. 249 259 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 214 517 244 079 Average per acre .........dollars.. 832 919 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 645 69 058 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 67 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 187 159 180 to 499 acres .................... 193 242 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 515 516 acres.. 104 553 107 059 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 492 483 acres.. 84 866 80 798 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 15 acres.. 307 603 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 723 49 509 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 894 92 196 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 778 5 040 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 945 44 469 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 110 72 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 94 $100,000 or more .................... 152 165 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 983 39 057 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 235 72 596 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 366 385 Other ............................... 176 152 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 239 185 200 days or more ................... 140 112 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 355 396 number.. 33 078 37 774 Beef cows ..................farms.. 82 84 number.. 897 1 521 Milk cows ..................farms.. 238 289 number.. 17 315 19 519 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 331 382 number.. 12 853 14 843 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 28 number.. 256 661 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 18 number.. 371 1 092 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 24 number.. 1 133 1 835 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 33 number.. 756 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 124 118 acres.. 11 015 9 320 bushels.. 1 099 908 902 298 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 228 260 acres.. 16 619 16 004 tons, green.. 210 844 198 344 Oats for grain................farms.. 59 69 acres.. 1 592 1 639 bushels.. 74 762 75 730 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 10 5 acres.. 30 35 cwt.. 7 280 6 906 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 439 442 acres.. 58 480 57 418 tons, dry.. 97 776 115 085 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 27 19 acres.. 390 388 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 12 acres.. 82 67 @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.