1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHEMUNG COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 285 327 Land in farms ..................acres.. 58 963 64 159 Average size of farm .......acres.. 207 196 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 160 622 150 657 Average per acre .........dollars.. 830 766 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 081 36 225 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 125 180 to 499 acres .................... 104 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 268 302 acres.. 32 191 37 369 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 250 272 acres.. 20 731 23 795 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 13 acres.. 168 153 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 917 12 943 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 815 39 582 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 127 3 766 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 790 9 177 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 127 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 34 $100,000 or more .................... 35 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 353 8 398 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 199 25 681 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 286 327 $1,000.. 1 067 3 229 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 730 9 876 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 138 159 Other ............................... 147 168 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 145 178 200 days or more ................... 98 133 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 157 198 number.. 8 990 9 976 Beef cows ..................farms.. 70 80 number.. 760 663 Milk cows ..................farms.. 68 93 number.. 3 445 4 640 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 144 177 number.. 4 414 4 795 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 38 number.. 1 291 1 096 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 25 number.. 1 617 1 394 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 12 number.. 781 631 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 42 number.. (D) 9 299 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 79 acres.. 2 429 3 175 bushels.. 216 500 316 428 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 68 82 acres.. 2 810 2 811 tons, green.. 31 044 37 817 Oats for grain................farms.. 40 57 acres.. 789 1 037 bushels.. 42 419 50 363 Irish potatoes................farms.. 4 6 acres.. 21 13 cwt.. 3 680 2 660 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 217 232 acres.. 15 481 16 789 tons, dry.. 27 337 41 229 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 17 acres.. 341 211 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 12 acres.. 138 59 @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. .