1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 679 1 972 Land in farms ..................acres.. 259 540 289 730 Average size of farm .......acres.. 155 147 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 157 301 119 047 Average per acre .........dollars.. 973 804 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 478 37 019 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 138 170 10 to 49 acres ...................... 404 497 50 to 179 acres ..................... 676 755 180 to 499 acres .................... 369 461 500 to 999 acres .................... 76 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 635 1 895 acres.. 157 732 169 389 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 565 1 819 acres.. 112 219 122 265 Irrigated land .................farms.. 58 48 acres.. 1 488 932 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 88 370 79 129 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 632 40 126 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 017 27 334 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 59 353 51 794 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 383 469 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 163 234 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 183 247 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 259 307 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 199 219 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 219 271 $100,000 or more .................... 273 225 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 950 56 798 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 661 28 817 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 679 1 971 $1,000.. 16 721 19 276 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 959 9 780 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 998 1 110 Other ............................... 681 862 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 815 1 029 200 days or more ................... 557 689 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 753 950 number.. 56 515 57 158 Beef cows ..................farms.. 213 302 number.. 2 716 3 263 Milk cows ..................farms.. 448 569 number.. 26 628 27 091 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 718 897 number.. 22 620 26 807 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 93 111 number.. 2 873 2 925 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 62 80 number.. 3 518 6 262 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 31 number.. 693 2 026 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 57 96 number.. 1 777 70 422 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 5 number.. 282 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 154 289 acres.. 4 860 6 775 bushels.. 443 587 731 551 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 393 459 acres.. 16 396 16 880 tons, green.. 218 058 248 422 Oats for grain................farms.. 109 177 acres.. 1 446 2 586 bushels.. 95 501 146 863 Irish potatoes................farms.. 12 13 acres.. 19 23 cwt.. 1 749 2 701 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 897 1 094 acres.. 72 128 76 052 tons, dry.. 151 953 170 502 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 82 79 acres.. 3 552 5 097 Land in orchards..............farms.. 701 786 acres.. 18 060 18 124 @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. .