1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 606 587 Land in farms ..................acres.. 35 858 35 353 Average size of farm .......acres.. 59 60 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 641 978 579 576 Average per acre .........dollars.. 10 648 10 260 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 290 76 298 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 243 239 10 to 49 acres ...................... 191 186 50 to 179 acres ..................... 120 114 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 565 550 acres.. 29 691 31 186 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 535 523 acres.. 24 896 24 276 Irrigated land .................farms.. 413 385 acres.. 16 028 15 282 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 167 858 133 762 Average per farm .........dollars.. 276 993 227 874 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 155 715 119 715 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 143 14 047 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 73 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 90 $100,000 or more .................... 215 191 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 122 536 102 983 Average per farm .........dollars.. 203 210 175 142 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 406 409 Other ............................... 200 178 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 219 195 200 days or more ................... 121 107 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 16 8 number.. 176 208 Beef cows ..................farms.. 7 3 number.. 53 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 1 number.. 27 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 6 6 number.. 163 (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 13 number.. 533 319 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 8 number.. 753 518 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 11 number.. 302 103 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 25 number.. 3 224 6 216 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 93 025 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 22 acres.. 2 115 1 237 bushels.. 285 908 157 311 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 2 acres.. 112 (D) tons, green.. 2 034 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 10 10 acres.. 182 226 bushels.. 14 311 14 125 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 74 79 acres.. 5 906 7 032 cwt.. 1 767 368 2 067 685 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 33 28 acres.. 612 698 tons, dry.. 1 316 1 524 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 149 172 acres.. 5 868 6 895 Land in orchards..............farms.. 74 73 acres.. 2 588 1 721 @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.