1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLINTON COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 488 591 Land in farms ..................acres.. 158 392 172 734 Average size of farm .......acres.. 325 292 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 277 289 190 219 Average per acre .........dollars.. 883 664 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 631 61 780 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 130 171 180 to 499 acres .................... 211 254 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 462 553 acres.. 85 583 90 154 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 433 530 acres.. 63 472 66 398 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 17 acres.. 134 913 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 004 48 754 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 811 82 494 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 125 10 773 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 879 37 980 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 135 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 90 $100,000 or more .................... 173 166 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 127 34 990 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 716 59 305 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 487 590 $1,000.. 11 770 13 430 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 168 22 762 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 339 392 Other ............................... 149 199 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 187 223 200 days or more ................... 109 165 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 342 439 number.. 34 554 37 524 Beef cows ..................farms.. 75 88 number.. 936 694 Milk cows ..................farms.. 242 321 number.. 18 719 20 868 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 335 432 number.. 13 328 16 029 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 24 number.. 169 424 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 17 number.. 192 382 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 14 number.. 817 533 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 32 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 62 64 acres.. 6 072 5 330 bushels.. 714 577 647 067 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 208 256 acres.. 13 659 13 975 tons, green.. 199 553 214 174 Oats for grain................farms.. 23 28 acres.. 654 594 bushels.. 45 375 29 282 Irish potatoes................farms.. 10 11 acres.. 144 203 cwt.. 31 130 37 760 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 395 482 acres.. 41 808 44 917 tons, dry.. 84 721 104 879 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 19 11 acres.. 375 405 Land in orchards..............farms.. 20 22 acres.. 3 927 3 312 @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. .