1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 941 1 102 Land in farms ..................acres.. 203 704 234 999 Average size of farm .......acres.. 216 213 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 953 128 571 Average per acre .........dollars.. 905 604 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 159 40 097 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 111 133 50 to 179 acres ..................... 339 419 180 to 499 acres .................... 365 430 500 to 999 acres .................... 72 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 897 1 051 acres.. 112 940 127 711 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 831 990 acres.. 74 799 89 084 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 15 acres.. 342 337 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 089 52 854 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 606 47 961 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 408 8 501 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 681 44 352 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 235 257 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 89 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 105 108 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 168 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 131 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 116 179 $100,000 or more .................... 169 151 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 787 41 109 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 532 37 270 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 941 1 103 $1,000.. 10 978 10 391 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 666 9 421 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 554 680 Other ............................... 387 422 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 443 507 200 days or more ................... 289 342 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 655 823 number.. 44 443 49 304 Beef cows ..................farms.. 192 218 number.. 2 695 2 182 Milk cows ..................farms.. 405 564 number.. 22 261 25 879 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 622 796 number.. 18 870 22 932 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 94 127 number.. 1 108 1 547 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 94 number.. 1 590 3 215 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 57 number.. 1 039 1 369 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 96 128 number.. 14 026 3 783 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 8 number.. 110 3 067 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 110 267 acres.. 4 216 6 233 bushels.. 396 449 733 943 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 375 484 acres.. 15 770 15 923 tons, green.. 196 570 224 064 Oats for grain................farms.. 171 243 acres.. 2 653 3 839 bushels.. 159 741 216 019 Irish potatoes................farms.. 11 4 acres.. 126 68 cwt.. 17 660 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 744 915 acres.. 52 351 63 308 tons, dry.. 107 601 144 688 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 33 29 acres.. 312 229 Land in orchards..............farms.. 32 36 acres.. 575 639 @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. .