1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TOMPKINS COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 447 441 Land in farms ..................acres.. 95 451 91 822 Average size of farm .......acres.. 214 208 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 348 292 266 850 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 419 1 363 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 820 54 329 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 106 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 149 161 180 to 499 acres .................... 113 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 415 412 acres.. 63 961 62 421 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 376 365 acres.. 49 671 47 146 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 26 acres.. 167 83 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 548 50 720 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 372 115 011 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 703 4 915 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 845 45 805 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 119 125 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 44 $100,000 or more .................... 86 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 640 32 659 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 206 73 889 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 231 230 Other ............................... 216 211 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 246 245 200 days or more ................... 161 157 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 214 238 number.. 18 846 20 230 Beef cows ..................farms.. 93 90 number.. 1 171 752 Milk cows ..................farms.. 103 114 number.. 8 679 8 641 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 192 221 number.. 7 158 10 763 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 37 number.. 263 840 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 25 number.. 265 1 346 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 33 number.. 1 992 2 107 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 31 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 124 137 acres.. 12 944 12 252 bushels.. 1 297 543 1 054 247 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 101 118 acres.. 6 216 6 206 tons, green.. 92 514 87 947 Oats for grain................farms.. 74 88 acres.. 2 408 2 850 bushels.. 151 100 191 390 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 7 acres.. (D) 94 cwt.. (D) 11 417 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 274 295 acres.. 24 708 22 779 tons, dry.. 51 116 55 874 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 43 27 acres.. 1 007 379 Land in orchards..............farms.. 10 18 acres.. 108 170 @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.