1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 363 1 367 Land in farms ..................acres.. 396 406 396 721 Average size of farm .......acres.. 291 290 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 192 334 175 269 Average per acre .........dollars.. 666 600 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 187 51 590 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 425 409 180 to 499 acres .................... 595 640 500 to 999 acres .................... 165 154 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 261 1 312 acres.. 220 183 225 149 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 189 1 249 acres.. 165 579 164 320 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 22 acres.. 154 110 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 89 078 94 173 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 354 68 890 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 700 5 147 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 82 378 89 026 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 325 259 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 161 136 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 135 150 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 174 164 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 132 134 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 172 223 $100,000 or more .................... 264 301 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 71 060 74 829 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 059 54 700 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 817 905 Other ............................... 546 462 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 618 543 200 days or more ................... 376 346 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 964 1 054 number.. 79 895 81 978 Beef cows ..................farms.. 336 272 number.. 4 176 3 218 Milk cows ..................farms.. 584 720 number.. 40 567 41 899 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 923 1 019 number.. 32 071 33 571 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 97 139 number.. 1 587 1 653 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 70 number.. 2 499 2 518 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 80 80 number.. 2 277 2 180 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 119 105 number.. 3 741 3 002 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 5 number.. 172 670 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 88 106 acres.. 5 894 5 664 bushels.. 612 632 574 577 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 432 516 acres.. 32 606 30 317 tons, green.. 476 816 423 363 Oats for grain................farms.. 46 86 acres.. 687 1 533 bushels.. 30 121 98 180 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 14 16 acres.. 14 21 cwt.. 1 536 1 675 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 105 1 192 acres.. 135 106 132 472 tons, dry.. 256 933 270 314 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 44 47 acres.. 261 251 Land in orchards..............farms.. 21 29 acres.. 76 140 @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.