1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHENANGO COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 796 933 Land in farms ..................acres.. 188 008 223 893 Average size of farm .......acres.. 236 240 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 193 165 151 020 Average per acre .........dollars.. 794 647 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 695 38 949 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 92 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 289 330 180 to 499 acres .................... 315 376 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 89 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 754 894 acres.. 106 697 115 837 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 704 837 acres.. 76 868 85 021 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 11 acres.. 288 143 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 912 55 322 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 241 59 295 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 043 2 472 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 52 869 52 849 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 190 232 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 94 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 101 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 122 207 $100,000 or more .................... 202 175 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 936 43 879 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 939 47 030 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 796 933 $1,000.. 11 394 10 388 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 314 11 134 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 492 592 Other ............................... 304 341 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 357 414 200 days or more ................... 245 272 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 568 667 number.. 46 331 49 851 Beef cows ..................farms.. 163 206 number.. 1 657 2 020 Milk cows ..................farms.. 372 462 number.. 24 184 27 074 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 533 642 number.. 19 506 25 926 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 48 number.. 438 343 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 29 number.. 615 494 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 64 number.. 1 311 2 773 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 66 76 number.. 2 208 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 90 160 acres.. 5 309 7 243 bushels.. 572 864 796 185 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 306 396 acres.. 14 979 15 211 tons, green.. 199 179 224 299 Oats for grain................farms.. 64 83 acres.. 1 641 1 785 bushels.. 96 212 100 502 Irish potatoes................farms.. 12 6 acres.. 37 7 cwt.. 5 760 950 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 651 798 acres.. 58 828 65 089 tons, dry.. 121 265 133 841 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 41 24 acres.. 410 266 Land in orchards..............farms.. 14 9 acres.. 52 37 @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. .