1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FULTON COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 184 195 Land in farms ..................acres.. 35 343 38 762 Average size of farm .......acres.. 192 199 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 201 985 173 528 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 024 876 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 900 52 314 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 69 75 180 to 499 acres .................... 63 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 169 189 acres.. 23 393 24 439 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 155 173 acres.. 16 855 17 060 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 25 38 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 196 8 616 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 411 44 185 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 133 763 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 063 7 853 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 23 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 28 $100,000 or more .................... 34 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 899 6 795 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 696 34 845 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 185 195 $1,000.. 2 303 2 215 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 449 11 358 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 120 120 Other ............................... 64 75 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 76 83 200 days or more ................... 48 62 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 109 124 number.. 7 884 8 139 Beef cows ..................farms.. 35 39 number.. 467 310 Milk cows ..................farms.. 72 85 number.. 4 098 4 311 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 104 114 number.. 3 208 3 062 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 9 number.. 76 51 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 3 number.. 83 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 7 number.. 428 67 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 32 acres.. 1 335 1 278 bushels.. 127 601 128 768 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 52 71 acres.. 2 671 3 035 tons, green.. 31 783 41 211 Oats for grain................farms.. 20 24 acres.. 305 392 bushels.. 14 278 20 504 Irish potatoes................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 125 150 acres.. 12 620 13 247 tons, dry.. 28 520 26 019 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 15 acres.. 63 48 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 7 acres.. 96 82 @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. .