1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 738 745 Land in farms ..................acres.. 194 962 205 954 Average size of farm .......acres.. 264 276 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 319 743 331 008 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 234 1 188 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 251 62 644 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 230 241 180 to 499 acres .................... 266 291 500 to 999 acres .................... 92 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 678 714 acres.. 123 017 128 752 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 637 673 acres.. 96 595 99 532 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 38 acres.. 831 742 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 544 81 263 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 073 109 078 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 162 12 843 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 67 382 68 420 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 150 121 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 94 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 95 $100,000 or more .................... 205 238 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 61 313 67 196 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 632 90 196 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 478 513 Other ............................... 260 232 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 308 269 200 days or more ................... 208 167 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 482 522 number.. 51 189 53 613 Beef cows ..................farms.. 166 144 number.. 2 087 1 532 Milk cows ..................farms.. 271 341 number.. 26 090 28 003 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 461 495 number.. 22 384 21 487 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 39 number.. 841 260 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 23 number.. 4 150 757 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 48 number.. 2 408 2 101 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 48 25 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 0 number.. 134 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 87 128 acres.. 8 386 12 416 bushels.. 859 120 1 284 011 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 272 343 acres.. 26 443 27 206 tons, green.. 374 004 413 989 Oats for grain................farms.. 22 24 acres.. 399 453 bushels.. 19 210 22 103 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 12 15 acres.. 336 231 cwt.. 92 457 69 670 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 549 607 acres.. 63 250 62 969 tons, dry.. 115 772 136 006 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 46 42 acres.. 737 925 Land in orchards..............farms.. 23 25 acres.. 217 426 @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.