1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WYOMING COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 702 736 Land in farms ..................acres.. 194 902 209 889 Average size of farm .......acres.. 278 285 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 292 355 290 594 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 099 1 008 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 139 79 472 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 98 50 to 179 acres ..................... 240 228 180 to 499 acres .................... 229 282 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 635 696 acres.. 136 047 150 557 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 590 659 acres.. 115 438 113 091 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 15 acres.. 2 496 752 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 134 654 105 028 Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 815 142 701 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 403 11 323 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 121 251 93 705 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 140 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 89 $100,000 or more .................... 243 266 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 111 776 87 165 Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 226 118 592 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 447 518 Other ............................... 255 218 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 318 284 200 days or more ................... 203 182 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 469 515 number.. 80 525 69 779 Beef cows ..................farms.. 130 117 number.. 1 964 1 389 Milk cows ..................farms.. 289 350 number.. 45 281 37 792 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 446 500 number.. 36 085 31 991 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 47 number.. 381 2 531 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 42 number.. 814 6 156 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 35 number.. 3 171 2 440 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 42 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 3 number.. 495 375 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 137 136 acres.. 9 351 10 278 bushels.. 1 057 785 844 381 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 324 382 acres.. 38 731 33 233 tons, green.. 640 781 466 544 Oats for grain................farms.. 120 191 acres.. 2 630 4 776 bushels.. 173 237 321 004 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 10 11 acres.. 2 279 2 811 cwt.. 735 585 742 080 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 523 576 acres.. 57 261 58 421 tons, dry.. 140 008 146 648 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 45 49 acres.. 5 154 3 928 Land in orchards..............farms.. 18 26 acres.. 225 276 @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.