1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALLEGANY COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 682 798 Land in farms ..................acres.. 161 643 193 436 Average size of farm .......acres.. 237 242 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 130 019 133 355 Average per acre .........dollars.. 621 586 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 098 33 796 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 246 287 180 to 499 acres .................... 279 344 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 67 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 647 768 acres.. 89 763 102 131 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 595 729 acres.. 56 634 69 480 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 9 acres.. 284 133 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 037 29 988 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 508 37 579 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 509 1 763 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 528 28 225 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 213 240 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 91 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 111 $100,000 or more .................... 101 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 748 22 917 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 809 28 754 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 681 797 $1,000.. 4 291 5 335 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 301 6 694 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 383 432 Other ............................... 299 366 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 342 396 200 days or more ................... 224 287 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 482 581 number.. 26 720 29 701 Beef cows ..................farms.. 190 214 number.. 2 114 2 115 Milk cows ..................farms.. 234 319 number.. 11 420 14 314 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 448 548 number.. 12 605 13 446 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 69 71 number.. 6 226 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 52 number.. 12 811 11 143 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 58 number.. 2 272 2 738 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 53 78 number.. 1 501 26 744 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 74 189 acres.. 2 275 4 713 bushels.. 218 384 478 208 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 228 285 acres.. 8 840 9 163 tons, green.. 113 610 121 980 Oats for grain................farms.. 147 180 acres.. 3 090 4 003 bushels.. 165 046 189 392 Irish potatoes................farms.. 9 7 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 559 693 acres.. 44 906 54 061 tons, dry.. 84 050 104 687 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 19 9 acres.. 180 61 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 10 acres.. 66 42 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .