1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BROOME COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 517 590 Land in farms ..................acres.. 97 869 116 759 Average size of farm .......acres.. 189 198 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 877 154 768 Average per acre .........dollars.. 961 788 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 284 33 961 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 76 50 to 179 acres ..................... 247 277 180 to 499 acres .................... 135 167 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 493 561 acres.. 52 304 62 358 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 466 520 acres.. 35 428 42 717 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 18 acres.. 117 259 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 754 23 692 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 881 40 155 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 022 2 595 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 732 21 096 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 190 219 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 76 $100,000 or more .................... 64 80 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 678 19 620 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 136 33 254 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 516 590 $1,000.. 3 804 3 829 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 373 6 490 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 246 290 Other ............................... 271 300 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 269 320 200 days or more ................... 199 219 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 296 394 number.. 20 043 23 189 Beef cows ..................farms.. 147 190 number.. 1 802 1 790 Milk cows ..................farms.. 139 202 number.. 8 708 10 796 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 270 358 number.. 11 462 11 962 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 44 number.. 495 443 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 31 number.. 632 576 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 23 number.. 529 577 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 49 72 number.. 8 142 20 661 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 62 acres.. 1 599 2 359 bushels.. 169 502 280 909 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 121 173 acres.. 6 207 6 418 tons, green.. 84 293 92 934 Oats for grain................farms.. 24 44 acres.. 335 720 bushels.. 16 503 28 337 Irish potatoes................farms.. 3 6 acres.. 6 11 cwt.. 540 1 082 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 397 476 acres.. 27 895 33 668 tons, dry.. 50 802 63 556 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 33 24 acres.. 376 237 Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 18 acres.. 115 231 @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. .