1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BROOME COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 511 517 Land in farms ..................acres.. 85 804 97 869 Average size of farm .......acres.. 168 189 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 623 191 877 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 025 961 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 423 38 284 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 232 247 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 135 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 471 493 acres.. 47 201 52 304 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 443 466 acres.. 35 007 35 428 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 28 acres.. 167 117 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 016 24 754 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 997 47 881 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 668 3 022 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 347 21 732 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 175 190 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 49 $100,000 or more .................... 59 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 366 19 678 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 871 38 136 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 241 246 Other ............................... 270 271 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 293 269 200 days or more ................... 198 199 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 264 296 number.. 16 616 20 043 Beef cows ..................farms.. 143 147 number.. 1 704 1 802 Milk cows ..................farms.. 97 139 number.. 7 310 8 708 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 244 270 number.. 9 928 11 462 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 33 number.. 179 495 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 23 number.. 183 632 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 22 number.. 1 415 529 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 49 number.. (D) 8 142 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 34 35 acres.. 1 291 1 599 bushels.. 128 193 169 502 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 92 121 acres.. 5 734 6 207 tons, green.. 81 227 84 293 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 24 acres.. 273 335 bushels.. 9 392 16 503 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 8 3 acres.. 12 6 cwt.. 1 260 540 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 359 397 acres.. 27 561 27 895 tons, dry.. 49 630 50 802 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 28 33 acres.. 517 376 Land in orchards..............farms.. 14 17 acres.. 122 115 @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.