1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SENECA COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 413 386 Land in farms ..................acres.. 117 426 115 071 Average size of farm .......acres.. 284 298 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 313 580 320 859 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 326 1 072 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 851 78 309 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 147 145 180 to 499 acres .................... 101 110 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 387 375 acres.. 97 052 97 888 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 363 357 acres.. 84 575 77 405 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 13 acres.. 45 77 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 069 31 710 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 440 82 151 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 285 13 377 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 784 18 333 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 66 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 56 $100,000 or more .................... 116 93 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 797 26 138 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 570 67 539 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 258 261 Other ............................... 155 125 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 192 172 200 days or more ................... 116 99 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 185 180 number.. 17 003 14 245 Beef cows ..................farms.. 69 73 number.. 1 596 1 008 Milk cows ..................farms.. 92 88 number.. 7 177 5 922 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 182 177 number.. 7 411 7 150 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 32 number.. 13 584 5 786 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 28 number.. 38 568 14 185 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 23 number.. 569 491 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 32 number.. (D) 130 458 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 176 173 acres.. 26 722 25 350 bushels.. 2 940 061 2 285 886 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 91 95 acres.. 5 347 5 173 tons, green.. 81 474 61 918 Oats for grain................farms.. 66 96 acres.. 3 398 4 714 bushels.. 250 985 345 451 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 4 4 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 255 265 acres.. 18 808 19 311 tons, dry.. 41 471 43 176 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 35 27 acres.. 1 556 827 Land in orchards..............farms.. 46 38 acres.. 2 178 1 089 @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.