1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GENESEE COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 545 660 Land in farms ..................acres.. 171 722 185 119 Average size of farm .......acres.. 315 280 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 319 909 249 315 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 008 895 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 069 72 682 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 112 127 50 to 179 acres ..................... 181 222 180 to 499 acres .................... 135 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 68 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 522 624 acres.. 144 536 151 185 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 484 589 acres.. 113 549 115 017 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 23 acres.. 914 1 394 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 013 67 061 Average per farm .........dollars.. 130 300 101 608 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 695 25 905 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 319 41 157 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 141 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 72 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 79 $100,000 or more .................... 140 154 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 61 647 54 863 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 114 83 126 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 545 660 $1,000.. 8 521 11 316 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 635 17 145 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 334 396 Other ............................... 211 264 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 265 313 200 days or more ................... 194 224 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 277 341 number.. 34 321 36 823 Beef cows ..................farms.. 95 113 number.. 943 1 053 Milk cows ..................farms.. 138 180 number.. 17 334 17 724 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 258 324 number.. 14 632 16 466 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 55 number.. 8 398 8 563 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 61 number.. 11 349 14 068 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 34 number.. 2 915 2 164 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 48 number.. (D) 104 264 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 160 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 227 361 acres.. 26 257 27 791 bushels.. 2 195 201 3 202 222 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 161 178 acres.. 15 437 11 824 tons, green.. 211 315 187 400 Oats for grain................farms.. 123 226 acres.. 2 961 5 451 bushels.. 196 228 370 499 Irish potatoes................farms.. 15 12 acres.. 512 1 748 cwt.. 140 961 433 116 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 370 452 acres.. 32 328 35 945 tons, dry.. 88 688 99 520 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 99 114 acres.. 21 389 20 418 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 9 acres.. 188 73 @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. .