1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 557 1 679 Land in farms ..................acres.. 244 921 259 540 Average size of farm .......acres.. 157 155 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 023 157 301 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 145 973 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 628 43 478 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 124 138 10 to 49 acres ...................... 393 404 50 to 179 acres ..................... 608 676 180 to 499 acres .................... 349 369 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 476 1 635 acres.. 144 923 157 732 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 406 1 565 acres.. 110 617 112 219 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 58 acres.. 543 1 488 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 88 673 88 370 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 951 52 632 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 175 29 017 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 59 498 59 353 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 388 383 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 177 163 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 183 183 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 234 259 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 152 199 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 181 219 $100,000 or more .................... 242 273 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 68 151 69 950 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 771 41 661 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 872 998 Other ............................... 685 681 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 812 815 200 days or more ................... 549 557 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 670 753 number.. 52 037 56 515 Beef cows ..................farms.. 227 213 number.. 2 625 2 716 Milk cows ..................farms.. 353 448 number.. 25 433 26 628 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 633 718 number.. 21 719 22 620 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 93 number.. 1 031 2 873 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 62 number.. 1 631 3 518 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 37 number.. 535 693 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 59 57 number.. 1 993 1 777 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 7 number.. 698 282 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 127 154 acres.. 7 383 4 860 bushels.. 782 410 443 587 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 291 393 acres.. 16 780 16 396 tons, green.. 244 503 218 058 Oats for grain................farms.. 57 109 acres.. 757 1 446 bushels.. 33 990 95 501 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 7 12 acres.. (D) 19 cwt.. (D) 1 749 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 811 897 acres.. 72 279 72 128 tons, dry.. 148 907 151 953 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 62 82 acres.. 2 661 3 552 Land in orchards..............farms.. 602 701 acres.. 17 152 18 060 @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.