1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WAYNE COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 840 919 Land in farms ..................acres.. 167 190 174 627 Average size of farm .......acres.. 199 190 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 310 657 243 457 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 595 1 371 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 144 61 467 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 213 238 50 to 179 acres ..................... 313 348 180 to 499 acres .................... 191 207 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 802 879 acres.. 125 278 133 560 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 739 825 acres.. 105 272 97 199 Irrigated land .................farms.. 83 48 acres.. 1 730 635 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 107 566 90 096 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 055 98 037 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 71 016 58 304 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 551 31 791 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 195 215 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 89 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 108 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 101 $100,000 or more .................... 224 210 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 80 608 75 011 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 076 81 534 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 498 558 Other ............................... 342 361 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 384 449 200 days or more ................... 251 303 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 271 299 number.. 18 883 19 538 Beef cows ..................farms.. 120 125 number.. 1 503 1 459 Milk cows ..................farms.. 103 124 number.. 7 713 7 747 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 244 271 number.. 8 058 8 619 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 51 number.. 6 408 7 309 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 47 number.. 11 205 11 383 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 30 number.. 545 588 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 51 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 246 256 acres.. 31 786 28 490 bushels.. 3 301 580 2 394 739 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 112 136 acres.. 5 658 6 773 tons, green.. 87 706 80 959 Oats for grain................farms.. 78 127 acres.. 1 531 2 955 bushels.. 100 109 163 673 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 28 39 acres.. 3 113 3 295 cwt.. 927 745 577 305 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 342 391 acres.. 16 845 17 059 tons, dry.. 40 807 38 983 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 97 115 acres.. 5 824 4 648 Land in orchards..............farms.. 255 308 acres.. 24 656 25 906 @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.