1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TIOGA COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 497 507 Land in farms ..................acres.. 109 356 114 859 Average size of farm .......acres.. 220 227 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 649 205 160 Average per acre .........dollars.. 854 942 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 933 44 892 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 189 195 180 to 499 acres .................... 167 171 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 479 478 acres.. 62 716 67 175 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 449 448 acres.. 46 017 47 678 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 31 acres.. 696 382 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 536 30 897 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 405 60 940 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 222 3 181 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 315 27 716 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 141 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 65 $100,000 or more .................... 85 113 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 794 25 657 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 756 50 606 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 302 308 Other ............................... 195 199 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 243 240 200 days or more ................... 150 147 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 310 330 number.. 22 672 23 053 Beef cows ..................farms.. 138 120 number.. 2 159 1 544 Milk cows ..................farms.. 148 188 number.. 10 562 11 433 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 292 316 number.. 9 026 10 190 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 38 number.. 1 166 397 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 26 number.. (D) 1 061 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 28 number.. 1 123 802 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 36 41 number.. 867 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) 95 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 81 77 acres.. 3 882 4 362 bushels.. 403 835 467 124 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 149 187 acres.. 7 964 8 171 tons, green.. 104 582 110 250 Oats for grain................farms.. 40 56 acres.. 897 1 135 bushels.. 46 444 70 829 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 8 9 acres.. 8 11 cwt.. 1 374 2 339 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 373 401 acres.. 32 785 35 772 tons, dry.. 54 794 65 014 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 27 27 acres.. 504 515 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 29 @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.