1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ONTARIO COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 692 725 Land in farms ..................acres.. 185 924 181 624 Average size of farm .......acres.. 269 251 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 388 031 348 533 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 441 1 401 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 089 73 874 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 153 169 50 to 179 acres ..................... 234 231 180 to 499 acres .................... 148 161 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 652 696 acres.. 153 765 149 069 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 585 639 acres.. 129 451 112 832 Irrigated land .................farms.. 42 36 acres.. 706 398 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 983 56 410 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 692 77 808 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 729 24 623 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 254 31 787 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 154 175 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 106 110 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 81 $100,000 or more .................... 148 140 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 67 603 49 063 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 976 67 580 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 391 410 Other ............................... 301 315 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 349 371 200 days or more ................... 214 233 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 261 308 number.. 30 907 26 565 Beef cows ..................farms.. 109 130 number.. 1 618 1 826 Milk cows ..................farms.. 112 129 number.. 13 834 11 326 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 254 291 number.. 12 233 12 147 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 38 number.. 4 191 6 089 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 30 number.. 17 215 11 538 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 24 number.. 1 875 2 841 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 40 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 289 288 acres.. 39 289 34 860 bushels.. 4 324 098 3 294 871 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 133 153 acres.. 11 412 9 558 tons, green.. 186 583 133 776 Oats for grain................farms.. 106 144 acres.. 3 716 4 808 bushels.. 235 372 332 623 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 749 cwt.. (D) 141 578 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 381 427 acres.. 33 824 31 479 tons, dry.. 81 734 76 228 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 77 70 acres.. 13 336 9 346 Land in orchards..............farms.. 54 82 acres.. 1 245 1 700 @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.