1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 946 941 Land in farms ..................acres.. 192 015 203 704 Average size of farm .......acres.. 203 216 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 978 189 953 Average per acre .........dollars.. 986 905 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 507 45 159 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 111 50 to 179 acres ..................... 407 339 180 to 499 acres .................... 310 365 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 887 897 acres.. 105 384 112 940 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 807 831 acres.. 73 856 74 799 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 23 acres.. 398 342 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 473 56 089 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 526 59 606 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 436 8 408 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 037 47 681 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 301 235 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 107 89 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 136 135 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 92 116 $100,000 or more .................... 143 169 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 503 43 787 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 976 46 532 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 498 554 Other ............................... 448 387 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 519 443 200 days or more ................... 358 289 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 595 655 number.. 39 776 44 443 Beef cows ..................farms.. 227 192 number.. 2 140 2 695 Milk cows ..................farms.. 313 405 number.. 19 698 22 261 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 561 622 number.. 17 571 18 870 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 91 94 number.. 1 008 1 108 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 62 59 number.. 1 466 1 590 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 47 number.. 1 046 1 039 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 93 96 number.. 2 581 14 026 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 3 number.. 381 110 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 126 110 acres.. 4 657 4 216 bushels.. 534 349 396 449 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 318 375 acres.. 15 667 15 770 tons, green.. 246 089 196 570 Oats for grain................farms.. 128 171 acres.. 2 260 2 653 bushels.. 142 974 159 741 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 13 11 acres.. 107 126 cwt.. (D) 17 660 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 705 744 acres.. 51 152 52 351 tons, dry.. 106 365 107 601 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 42 33 acres.. 346 312 Land in orchards..............farms.. 33 32 acres.. 727 575 @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.