1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ESSEX COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 195 219 Land in farms ..................acres.. 54 986 59 752 Average size of farm .......acres.. 282 273 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 333 587 236 932 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 227 812 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 880 39 169 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 21 50 to 179 acres ..................... 63 78 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 180 208 acres.. 28 359 28 513 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 166 181 acres.. 18 746 20 283 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 8 acres.. 141 32 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 363 9 198 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 887 42 000 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 702 2 207 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 661 6 991 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 14 $100,000 or more .................... 26 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 975 7 971 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 691 36 399 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 196 219 $1,000.. 722 1 754 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 682 8 009 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 100 106 Other ............................... 95 113 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 112 124 200 days or more ................... 61 80 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 101 120 number.. 6 551 7 375 Beef cows ..................farms.. 49 50 number.. 680 334 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 67 number.. 2 427 3 455 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 88 99 number.. 2 583 2 993 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 20 number.. 235 333 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 12 number.. 211 587 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 21 number.. 177 228 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 30 number.. (D) 1 245 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 100 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 9 acres.. 332 763 bushels.. 34 874 80 731 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 29 53 acres.. 2 178 3 031 tons, green.. 21 716 39 898 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 8 acres.. 165 175 bushels.. 7 800 5 989 Irish potatoes................farms.. 5 4 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 134 159 acres.. 15 444 16 097 tons, dry.. 24 942 31 198 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 25 13 acres.. 324 64 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 9 acres.. 564 350 @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. .