1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HERKIMER COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 636 708 Land in farms ..................acres.. 163 072 175 803 Average size of farm .......acres.. 256 248 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 203 039 173 202 Average per acre .........dollars.. 812 699 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 359 49 460 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 170 194 180 to 499 acres .................... 300 353 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 607 676 acres.. 100 858 110 222 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 579 660 acres.. 70 902 79 805 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 8 acres.. 304 65 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 672 47 370 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 673 66 906 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 347 2 131 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 326 45 239 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 114 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 114 169 $100,000 or more .................... 197 185 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 404 34 778 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 383 49 122 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 636 708 $1,000.. 11 281 12 444 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 737 17 577 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 447 515 Other ............................... 189 193 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 233 245 200 days or more ................... 166 154 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 455 545 number.. 39 322 42 301 Beef cows ..................farms.. 95 107 number.. 1 052 837 Milk cows ..................farms.. 341 428 number.. 21 754 24 958 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 442 530 number.. 16 818 19 227 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 44 number.. 700 677 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 25 number.. 1 234 1 032 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 21 number.. 729 430 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 51 number.. (D) 7 586 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 204 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 72 143 acres.. 4 833 7 545 bushels.. 462 193 742 783 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 317 371 acres.. 14 486 13 247 tons, green.. 178 209 189 011 Oats for grain................farms.. 77 135 acres.. 1 788 2 635 bushels.. 119 678 141 887 Irish potatoes................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 2 cwt.. (D) 710 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 535 615 acres.. 55 043 60 041 tons, dry.. 118 192 124 273 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 24 19 acres.. 240 173 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 8 acres.. 50 45 @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. .