1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SULLIVAN COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 311 306 Land in farms ..................acres.. 58 067 56 002 Average size of farm .......acres.. 187 183 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 379 677 457 702 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 861 2 103 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 091 51 044 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 125 140 180 to 499 acres .................... 83 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 279 272 acres.. 34 813 30 551 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 261 241 acres.. 25 045 20 209 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 16 acres.. 109 170 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 364 20 470 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 126 66 894 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 117 1 749 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 247 18 720 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 23 $100,000 or more .................... 52 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 833 19 414 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 162 63 446 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 194 190 Other ............................... 117 116 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 154 136 200 days or more ................... 90 88 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 160 180 number.. 11 012 10 629 Beef cows ..................farms.. 69 71 number.. 1 082 728 Milk cows ..................farms.. 72 100 number.. 4 505 5 190 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 158 170 number.. 5 508 4 718 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 16 number.. 126 117 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 11 number.. 182 299 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 26 number.. 334 1 937 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 35 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 10 number.. 1 208 336 771 438 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 19 acres.. 693 1 036 bushels.. 69 580 94 967 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 52 50 acres.. 2 523 2 273 tons, green.. 27 579 31 455 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 6 3 acres.. 17 (D) cwt.. 1 262 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 210 204 acres.. 23 488 17 693 tons, dry.. 38 529 32 499 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 25 17 acres.. 157 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 17 acres.. 101 76 @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.