1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NIAGARA COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 687 749 Land in farms ..................acres.. 127 355 135 494 Average size of farm .......acres.. 185 181 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 225 730 197 211 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 222 1 217 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 371 55 399 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 214 215 50 to 179 acres ..................... 257 304 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 112 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 666 719 acres.. 111 878 117 050 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 628 670 acres.. 90 080 77 800 Irrigated land .................farms.. 100 61 acres.. 2 029 442 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 726 46 026 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 026 61 449 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 174 29 157 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 553 16 868 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 175 218 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 84 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 101 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 103 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 65 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 70 $100,000 or more .................... 104 97 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 173 38 491 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 935 51 459 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 340 391 Other ............................... 347 358 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 371 383 200 days or more ................... 256 275 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 236 269 number.. 17 814 16 298 Beef cows ..................farms.. 124 127 number.. 1 780 1 291 Milk cows ..................farms.. 70 90 number.. 6 478 6 073 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 208 243 number.. 7 154 7 615 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 71 number.. 956 4 342 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 69 number.. 1 696 6 379 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 26 number.. 915 1 118 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 36 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 15 number.. 530 1 757 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 192 193 acres.. 28 739 22 518 bushels.. 2 978 862 1 749 900 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 92 101 acres.. 6 414 4 942 tons, green.. 96 447 65 930 Oats for grain................farms.. 79 103 acres.. 3 463 2 891 bushels.. 260 195 176 873 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 18 23 acres.. 53 188 cwt.. 11 725 26 271 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 340 368 acres.. 28 601 23 809 tons, dry.. 57 270 53 497 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 144 151 acres.. 5 480 3 887 Land in orchards..............farms.. 146 210 acres.. 8 266 9 238 @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.