1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCHOHARIE COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 518 516 Land in farms ..................acres.. 110 773 117 799 Average size of farm .......acres.. 214 228 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 231 375 279 557 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 089 1 148 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 696 49 680 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 84 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 183 183 180 to 499 acres .................... 176 196 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 498 484 acres.. 70 120 74 732 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 462 452 acres.. 53 756 56 716 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 30 acres.. 525 658 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 973 29 691 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 071 57 541 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 847 4 779 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 126 24 912 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 76 $100,000 or more .................... 93 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 450 24 630 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 404 47 732 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 311 320 Other ............................... 207 196 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 253 233 200 days or more ................... 158 133 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 300 323 number.. 21 324 23 165 Beef cows ..................farms.. 141 133 number.. 1 837 1 621 Milk cows ..................farms.. 156 185 number.. 9 264 10 881 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 291 309 number.. 8 011 8 691 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 35 number.. 265 283 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 20 number.. 319 318 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 35 number.. 1 571 1 983 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 48 44 number.. 2 319 6 717 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 47 56 acres.. 4 213 4 965 bushels.. 450 868 585 371 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 148 160 acres.. 7 373 7 903 tons, green.. 94 188 102 018 Oats for grain................farms.. 10 19 acres.. 244 381 bushels.. 8 460 18 293 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 6 3 acres.. 47 42 cwt.. 12 112 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 400 419 acres.. 42 584 44 879 tons, dry.. 70 990 86 385 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 34 19 acres.. 682 696 Land in orchards..............farms.. 23 15 acres.. 279 187 @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.