1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STEUBEN COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 295 1 254 Land in farms ..................acres.. 348 971 363 293 Average size of farm .......acres.. 269 290 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 320 211 550 Average per acre .........dollars.. 762 721 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 971 55 274 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 144 112 50 to 179 acres ..................... 503 457 180 to 499 acres .................... 432 461 500 to 999 acres .................... 128 144 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 245 1 216 acres.. 216 517 224 721 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 150 1 172 acres.. 164 745 154 440 Irrigated land .................farms.. 53 46 acres.. 2 685 3 028 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 78 665 82 296 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 745 65 627 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 759 20 654 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 906 61 642 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 352 308 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 143 173 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 169 152 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 180 150 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 135 137 $100,000 or more .................... 216 230 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 61 316 68 886 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 312 54 977 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 698 739 Other ............................... 597 515 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 670 595 200 days or more ................... 420 382 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 799 837 number.. 55 996 57 633 Beef cows ..................farms.. 373 325 number.. 5 340 3 976 Milk cows ..................farms.. 373 449 number.. 22 732 24 723 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 744 789 number.. 20 620 24 541 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 65 86 number.. 3 512 5 048 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 62 number.. 6 821 11 585 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 55 number.. 1 245 1 946 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 78 82 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 5 number.. 720 8 441 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 258 230 acres.. 19 047 15 887 bushels.. 2 020 358 1 323 278 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 352 405 acres.. 19 244 19 549 tons, green.. 277 620 237 098 Oats for grain................farms.. 273 338 acres.. 10 864 12 638 bushels.. 719 616 825 781 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 46 49 acres.. 5 091 5 686 cwt.. 1 252 723 1 436 377 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 960 1 022 acres.. 107 992 98 344 tons, dry.. 198 858 185 160 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 50 48 acres.. 1 506 2 502 Land in orchards..............farms.. 74 75 acres.. 1 400 2 457 @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.