1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREENE COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 222 279 Land in farms ..................acres.. 45 820 56 441 Average size of farm .......acres.. 206 202 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 550 038 313 000 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 667 1 743 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 665 38 657 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 77 104 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 84 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 208 253 acres.. 24 359 26 010 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 194 227 acres.. 16 962 17 139 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 15 acres.. 508 271 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 102 8 971 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 497 32 153 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 903 2 129 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 199 6 841 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 25 $100,000 or more .................... 24 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 044 7 039 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 585 25 230 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 223 279 $1,000.. 736 1 054 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 302 3 779 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 105 144 Other ............................... 117 135 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 126 157 200 days or more ................... 77 89 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 117 159 number.. 5 337 6 819 Beef cows ..................farms.. 66 78 number.. 926 763 Milk cows ..................farms.. 39 68 number.. 1 799 2 817 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 108 154 number.. 2 783 3 769 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 23 number.. 83 147 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 19 number.. 200 349 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 33 number.. 688 610 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 42 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 26 acres.. 778 969 bushels.. 88 723 88 636 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 38 43 acres.. 1 226 1 211 tons, green.. 15 590 12 445 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 9 acres.. (D) 63 bushels.. (D) 3 581 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 169 202 acres.. 14 450 14 689 tons, dry.. 26 476 26 444 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 11 acres.. 408 250 Land in orchards..............farms.. 15 17 acres.. 176 174 @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. .