1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CAYUGA COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 873 995 Land in farms ..................acres.. 254 002 262 454 Average size of farm .......acres.. 291 264 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 310 361 227 118 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 097 889 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 739 59 042 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 120 151 50 to 179 acres ..................... 289 335 180 to 499 acres .................... 278 310 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 115 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 820 940 acres.. 190 522 199 565 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 772 899 acres.. 152 169 152 567 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 31 acres.. 520 253 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 93 993 77 414 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 666 77 803 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 558 20 607 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 64 434 56 807 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 146 201 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 111 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 110 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 111 143 $100,000 or more .................... 230 215 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 81 309 64 920 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 137 65 246 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 873 995 $1,000.. 12 006 10 680 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 753 10 734 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 568 625 Other ............................... 305 370 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 415 494 200 days or more ................... 262 300 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 483 547 number.. 50 070 49 225 Beef cows ..................farms.. 165 183 number.. 2 837 2 746 Milk cows ..................farms.. 261 329 number.. 23 188 23 082 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 451 528 number.. 21 407 22 739 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 66 number.. 3 715 5 039 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 49 number.. 7 410 9 228 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 64 number.. 2 495 2 610 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 81 number.. (D) 636 636 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 422 585 acres.. 57 018 54 210 bushels.. 5 180 145 6 125 148 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 271 314 acres.. 17 846 16 668 tons, green.. 249 957 262 374 Oats for grain................farms.. 194 333 acres.. 6 529 10 580 bushels.. 435 196 609 523 Irish potatoes................farms.. 14 11 acres.. 401 158 cwt.. 59 100 24 180 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 607 707 acres.. 50 649 57 419 tons, dry.. 128 244 139 476 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 86 69 acres.. 8 226 4 856 Land in orchards..............farms.. 39 37 acres.. 425 492 @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. .