1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHENANGO COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 801 796 Land in farms ..................acres.. 183 312 188 008 Average size of farm .......acres.. 229 236 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 194 573 193 165 Average per acre .........dollars.. 857 794 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 438 53 695 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 124 92 50 to 179 acres ..................... 292 289 180 to 499 acres .................... 278 315 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 743 754 acres.. 104 034 106 697 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 693 704 acres.. 81 137 76 868 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 13 acres.. 433 288 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 154 55 912 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 359 70 241 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 876 3 043 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 278 52 869 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 201 190 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 77 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 108 122 $100,000 or more .................... 176 202 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 085 42 936 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 722 53 939 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 485 492 Other ............................... 316 304 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 366 357 200 days or more ................... 240 245 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 494 568 number.. 43 772 46 331 Beef cows ..................farms.. 154 163 number.. 2 388 1 657 Milk cows ..................farms.. 319 372 number.. 22 552 24 184 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 478 533 number.. 17 391 19 506 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 41 number.. 420 438 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 27 number.. 822 615 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 50 number.. 1 100 1 311 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 54 66 number.. 1 638 2 208 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 71 90 acres.. 4 632 5 309 bushels.. 457 971 572 864 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 254 306 acres.. 14 942 14 979 tons, green.. 204 776 199 179 Oats for grain................farms.. 52 64 acres.. 1 292 1 641 bushels.. 74 214 96 212 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 12 acres.. (D) 37 cwt.. (D) 5 760 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 611 651 acres.. 64 590 58 828 tons, dry.. 113 866 121 265 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 22 41 acres.. 138 410 Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 14 acres.. 57 52 @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.