1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHEMUNG COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 313 285 Land in farms ..................acres.. 59 272 58 963 Average size of farm .......acres.. 189 207 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 185 534 160 622 Average per acre .........dollars.. 983 830 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 164 37 081 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 36 50 to 179 acres ..................... 120 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 95 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 295 268 acres.. 36 054 32 191 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 270 250 acres.. 23 848 20 731 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 17 acres.. 102 168 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 898 11 917 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 209 41 815 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 009 3 127 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 889 8 790 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 30 $100,000 or more .................... 38 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 431 10 353 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 221 36 199 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 122 138 Other ............................... 191 147 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 184 145 200 days or more ................... 135 98 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 160 157 number.. 8 434 8 990 Beef cows ..................farms.. 80 70 number.. 944 760 Milk cows ..................farms.. 57 68 number.. 3 288 3 445 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 143 144 number.. 4 992 4 414 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 25 number.. 615 1 291 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 21 number.. 1 988 1 617 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 16 number.. 391 781 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 17 number.. 445 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 48 35 acres.. 3 751 2 429 bushels.. 426 943 216 500 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 56 68 acres.. 2 786 2 810 tons, green.. 38 660 31 044 Oats for grain................farms.. 39 40 acres.. 675 789 bushels.. 37 787 42 419 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 3 4 acres.. 3 21 cwt.. 602 3 680 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 212 217 acres.. 15 617 15 481 tons, dry.. 26 121 27 337 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 16 18 acres.. 819 341 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 13 acres.. 116 138 @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.