1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CAYUGA COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 846 873 Land in farms ..................acres.. 251 820 254 002 Average size of farm .......acres.. 298 291 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 318 248 310 361 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 092 1 097 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 699 66 739 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 116 120 50 to 179 acres ..................... 303 289 180 to 499 acres .................... 264 278 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 94 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 797 820 acres.. 192 590 190 522 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 726 772 acres.. 166 880 152 169 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 35 acres.. 528 520 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 115 438 93 993 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 452 107 666 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 654 29 558 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 77 785 64 434 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 171 146 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 111 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 130 110 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 90 111 $100,000 or more .................... 239 230 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 89 751 81 309 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 964 93 137 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 502 568 Other ............................... 344 305 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 406 415 200 days or more ................... 257 262 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 427 483 number.. 53 558 50 070 Beef cows ..................farms.. 144 165 number.. 2 391 2 837 Milk cows ..................farms.. 214 261 number.. 26 252 23 188 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 398 451 number.. 25 069 21 407 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 55 number.. 9 079 3 715 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 45 number.. 14 495 7 410 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 45 number.. 1 280 2 495 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 39 51 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 396 422 acres.. 56 993 57 018 bushels.. 6 433 149 5 180 145 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 233 271 acres.. 19 240 17 846 tons, green.. 330 771 249 957 Oats for grain................farms.. 120 194 acres.. 3 454 6 529 bushels.. 216 428 435 196 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 12 14 acres.. 142 401 cwt.. 15 618 59 100 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 554 607 acres.. 52 294 50 649 tons, dry.. 125 892 128 244 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 88 86 acres.. 13 067 8 226 Land in orchards..............farms.. 27 39 acres.. 319 425 @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.