1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCHUYLER COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 318 312 Land in farms ..................acres.. 65 281 65 323 Average size of farm .......acres.. 205 209 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 202 907 167 559 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 056 824 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 625 37 567 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 152 158 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 85 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 307 306 acres.. 36 976 39 908 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 283 292 acres.. 27 170 26 212 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 9 acres.. 119 29 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 034 12 920 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 133 41 411 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 487 3 015 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 548 9 905 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 113 95 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 22 $100,000 or more .................... 35 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 371 10 607 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 758 33 996 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 162 174 Other ............................... 156 138 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 176 165 200 days or more ................... 117 102 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 166 156 number.. 9 775 8 529 Beef cows ..................farms.. 84 72 number.. 1 208 892 Milk cows ..................farms.. 59 63 number.. 3 756 3 568 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 141 149 number.. 4 071 3 802 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 12 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 10 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 21 number.. 1 354 2 802 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 22 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 49 53 acres.. 2 537 2 712 bushels.. 250 575 226 761 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 59 78 acres.. 3 507 3 233 tons, green.. 52 892 42 041 Oats for grain................farms.. 47 54 acres.. 778 1 164 bushels.. 42 794 64 135 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 4 3 acres.. 2 7 cwt.. 342 2 100 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 223 223 acres.. 18 713 16 052 tons, dry.. 33 844 30 773 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 15 acres.. 256 142 Land in orchards..............farms.. 40 57 acres.. 1 349 1 681 @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.