1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 YATES COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 657 602 Land in farms ..................acres.. 104 790 102 024 Average size of farm .......acres.. 159 169 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 246 162 179 396 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 477 1 108 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 217 41 986 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 106 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 359 303 180 to 499 acres .................... 140 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 651 594 acres.. 77 370 74 491 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 611 571 acres.. 59 692 53 202 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 14 acres.. 1 400 74 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 259 32 588 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 277 54 133 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 368 13 727 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 891 18 861 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 106 103 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 103 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 137 127 $100,000 or more .................... 125 100 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 349 25 365 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 264 42 065 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 424 394 Other ............................... 233 208 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 315 266 200 days or more ................... 166 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 300 272 number.. 18 073 15 946 Beef cows ..................farms.. 76 70 number.. 1 487 945 Milk cows ..................farms.. 182 167 number.. 7 986 7 147 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 292 261 number.. 8 793 7 510 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 35 number.. 1 814 4 399 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 29 number.. 5 081 8 802 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 41 number.. 1 190 3 194 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 46 54 number.. 2 424 1 943 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 88 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 257 216 acres.. 12 441 12 043 bushels.. 1 362 644 1 079 325 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 204 178 acres.. 6 021 5 643 tons, green.. 90 859 74 118 Oats for grain................farms.. 89 100 acres.. 1 526 1 838 bushels.. 95 739 128 966 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 12 6 acres.. 113 275 cwt.. 29 161 63 786 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 417 376 acres.. 24 710 20 984 tons, dry.. 48 928 44 357 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 59 37 acres.. 4 217 2 273 Land in orchards..............farms.. 169 204 acres.. 5 347 5 916 @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.