1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 554 613 Land in farms ..................acres.. 109 692 124 401 Average size of farm .......acres.. 198 203 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 827 505 644 967 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 539 3 122 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 754 51 650 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 63 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 113 139 50 to 179 acres ..................... 188 192 180 to 499 acres .................... 132 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 484 536 acres.. 59 901 69 907 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 412 461 acres.. 40 775 46 676 Irrigated land .................farms.. 58 50 acres.. 643 634 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 091 37 545 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 730 61 249 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 033 13 782 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 057 23 763 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 163 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 103 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 52 $100,000 or more .................... 89 110 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 768 32 450 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 638 52 850 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 553 614 $1,000.. 1 492 4 478 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 697 7 293 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 291 336 Other ............................... 263 277 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 277 330 200 days or more ................... 183 182 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 208 253 number.. 13 399 19 051 Beef cows ..................farms.. 106 113 number.. 2 066 2 568 Milk cows ..................farms.. 81 126 number.. 4 637 7 732 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 189 234 number.. 7 332 10 204 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 32 number.. 220 475 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 30 number.. 576 995 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 69 72 number.. 3 085 2 315 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 44 66 number.. 10 324 13 254 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 83 103 acres.. 5 375 6 095 bushels.. 576 625 593 254 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 85 123 acres.. 4 593 6 900 tons, green.. 70 297 95 215 Oats for grain................farms.. 39 42 acres.. 936 1 400 bushels.. 37 197 79 896 Irish potatoes................farms.. 10 10 acres.. 13 36 cwt.. 2 069 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 288 325 acres.. 27 576 28 675 tons, dry.. 62 108 59 915 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 61 45 acres.. 2 377 2 374 Land in orchards..............farms.. 49 53 acres.. 1 941 2 328 @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. .