1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DELAWARE COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 716 883 Land in farms ..................acres.. 192 116 225 899 Average size of farm .......acres.. 268 256 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 281 564 224 577 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 137 993 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 597 39 657 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 239 257 180 to 499 acres .................... 303 386 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 92 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 686 825 acres.. 96 680 106 871 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 652 788 acres.. 65 298 72 883 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 21 acres.. 202 161 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 163 55 295 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 457 62 622 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 540 3 807 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 46 623 51 488 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 158 193 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 96 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 114 183 $100,000 or more .................... 180 198 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 940 42 195 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 099 47 678 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 717 885 $1,000.. 9 810 11 044 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 682 12 479 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 481 600 Other ............................... 235 283 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 287 368 200 days or more ................... 163 211 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 506 642 number.. 39 288 46 821 Beef cows ..................farms.. 140 160 number.. 1 865 1 540 Milk cows ..................farms.. 336 463 number.. 20 706 26 023 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 486 618 number.. 16 872 26 368 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 55 number.. 673 276 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 25 number.. 628 407 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 44 number.. 900 1 303 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 54 94 number.. 17 602 19 795 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 7 number.. 510 247 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 31 acres.. 1 061 1 305 bushels.. 90 809 163 665 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 227 293 acres.. 9 565 11 494 tons, green.. 139 560 171 277 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 7 acres.. 70 87 bushels.. 4 126 5 079 Irish potatoes................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 4 (D) cwt.. 700 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 611 737 acres.. 59 788 63 450 tons, dry.. 117 086 134 268 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 32 27 acres.. 314 266 Land in orchards..............farms.. 22 15 acres.. 112 110 @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. .