1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FRANKLIN COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 512 557 Land in farms ..................acres.. 138 299 157 189 Average size of farm .......acres.. 270 282 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 208 317 178 801 Average per acre .........dollars.. 783 660 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 270 54 440 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 139 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 257 296 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 488 542 acres.. 81 100 91 097 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 476 526 acres.. 58 827 66 238 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 15 acres.. (D) 1 213 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 746 43 810 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 254 78 653 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 637 5 513 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 109 38 297 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 66 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 107 142 $100,000 or more .................... 157 149 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 973 33 815 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 214 60 601 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 512 558 $1,000.. 10 419 11 015 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 349 19 741 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 378 439 Other ............................... 134 118 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 165 155 200 days or more ................... 96 98 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 389 453 number.. 32 980 37 671 Beef cows ..................farms.. 55 38 number.. 381 270 Milk cows ..................farms.. 304 385 number.. 18 227 21 736 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 379 442 number.. 14 604 18 568 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 23 number.. 621 163 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 12 number.. 1 023 383 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 15 number.. 948 1 052 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 27 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 30 acres.. 1 058 1 873 bushels.. 126 613 205 874 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 192 259 acres.. 8 992 11 191 tons, green.. 133 822 163 708 Oats for grain................farms.. 54 47 acres.. 1 005 741 bushels.. 55 011 36 715 Irish potatoes................farms.. 10 11 acres.. 1 121 1 018 cwt.. 289 887 260 505 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 440 498 acres.. 46 306 52 334 tons, dry.. 96 516 112 721 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 21 20 acres.. 1 905 1 730 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 1 acres.. 5 (D) @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. .