1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 995 1 201 Land in farms ..................acres.. 145 679 166 121 Average size of farm .......acres.. 146 138 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 244 149 169 657 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 705 1 175 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 616 48 782 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 97 120 10 to 49 acres ...................... 264 316 50 to 179 acres ..................... 390 479 180 to 499 acres .................... 188 226 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 939 1 112 acres.. 108 509 120 228 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 853 1 050 acres.. 73 247 91 416 Irrigated land .................farms.. 107 125 acres.. 2 292 2 366 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 70 907 72 631 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 263 60 475 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 258 29 507 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 648 43 124 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 274 366 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 132 149 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 131 153 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 128 128 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 119 $100,000 or more .................... 178 200 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 61 592 57 769 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 901 48 101 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 995 1 201 $1,000.. 9 228 15 596 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 275 12 986 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 556 627 Other ............................... 439 574 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 461 599 200 days or more ................... 307 436 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 441 599 number.. 29 186 34 024 Beef cows ..................farms.. 162 210 number.. 1 341 1 467 Milk cows ..................farms.. 239 320 number.. 15 675 18 159 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 417 541 number.. 14 304 18 506 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 110 number.. 2 573 3 111 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 94 number.. 4 373 4 613 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 52 number.. 1 452 1 505 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 60 119 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 13 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 126 310 acres.. 7 658 13 344 bushels.. 657 715 1 433 570 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 250 274 acres.. 12 414 11 671 tons, green.. 151 450 187 780 Oats for grain................farms.. 112 223 acres.. 2 823 4 830 bushels.. 200 150 307 534 Irish potatoes................farms.. 28 23 acres.. 816 878 cwt.. 152 234 195 995 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 604 760 acres.. 42 261 50 260 tons, dry.. 87 364 109 186 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 115 114 acres.. 4 669 7 252 Land in orchards..............farms.. 78 101 acres.. 1 877 2 331 @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. .