1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 409 433 Land in farms ..................acres.. 68 989 69 643 Average size of farm .......acres.. 169 161 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 535 573 482 603 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 136 3 207 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 627 46 891 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 107 122 50 to 179 acres ..................... 156 155 180 to 499 acres .................... 75 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 371 399 acres.. 38 240 39 409 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 350 360 acres.. 29 857 31 355 Irrigated land .................farms.. 89 65 acres.. 5 332 2 428 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 278 50 905 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 368 117 564 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 998 34 167 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 280 16 738 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 35 $100,000 or more .................... 65 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 361 43 417 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 546 100 502 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 234 248 Other ............................... 175 185 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 197 207 200 days or more ................... 123 133 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 115 125 number.. 5 275 5 991 Beef cows ..................farms.. 74 68 number.. 1 228 1 325 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 38 number.. 1 103 1 377 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 99 109 number.. 1 322 2 553 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 27 number.. 2 147 2 577 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 21 number.. 3 531 5 255 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 35 number.. 679 965 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 49 number.. 2 628 13 589 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 4 number.. 1 321 65 968 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 24 acres.. 1 732 2 381 bushels.. 215 042 276 343 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 31 38 acres.. 1 634 2 084 tons, green.. 24 275 31 902 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 124 bushels.. (D) 6 680 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 10 acres.. 20 54 cwt.. 4 930 19 760 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 186 187 acres.. 13 082 12 076 tons, dry.. 20 905 20 059 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 52 57 acres.. 3 304 3 162 Land in orchards..............farms.. 111 123 acres.. 9 475 11 540 @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.