1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ORANGE COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 624 641 Land in farms ..................acres.. 94 771 102 733 Average size of farm .......acres.. 152 160 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 576 124 623 458 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 819 3 959 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 456 64 301 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 78 77 10 to 49 acres ...................... 162 143 50 to 179 acres ..................... 221 241 180 to 499 acres .................... 132 146 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 584 604 acres.. 66 112 69 603 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 530 556 acres.. 51 124 51 383 Irrigated land .................farms.. 118 74 acres.. 4 569 1 937 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 69 847 74 644 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 934 116 450 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 425 47 424 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 421 27 220 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 97 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 127 110 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 78 $100,000 or more .................... 185 185 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 735 56 640 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 296 88 362 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 435 466 Other ............................... 189 175 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 220 209 200 days or more ................... 115 121 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 221 237 number.. 17 787 18 969 Beef cows ..................farms.. 57 54 number.. 1 118 1 048 Milk cows ..................farms.. 125 145 number.. 9 525 10 328 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 204 231 number.. 8 616 9 802 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 19 number.. 770 932 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 19 number.. 447 1 578 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 36 number.. 973 2 086 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 35 26 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 43 55 acres.. 4 671 4 735 bushels.. 463 360 449 063 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 123 162 acres.. 7 902 9 591 tons, green.. 107 534 136 188 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 5 acres.. 76 115 bushels.. 4 428 6 520 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 23 15 acres.. 167 159 cwt.. 37 568 46 105 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 282 307 acres.. 28 550 27 080 tons, dry.. 53 313 58 340 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 166 186 acres.. 8 569 8 984 Land in orchards..............farms.. 32 37 acres.. 2 170 2 159 @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.