1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 894 1 058 Land in farms ..................acres.. 300 559 338 401 Average size of farm .......acres.. 336 320 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 208 065 223 285 Average per acre .........dollars.. 609 661 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 652 54 198 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 215 266 180 to 499 acres .................... 429 518 500 to 999 acres .................... 130 149 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 849 1 004 acres.. 194 181 225 029 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 809 962 acres.. 137 367 160 742 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 14 acres.. 106 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 76 245 77 345 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 286 73 104 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 567 3 876 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 71 678 73 468 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 170 194 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 91 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 87 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 145 220 $100,000 or more .................... 261 267 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 60 331 58 380 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 560 55 232 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 893 1 057 $1,000.. 15 129 18 298 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 942 17 311 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 628 753 Other ............................... 266 305 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 349 419 200 days or more ................... 214 257 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 642 797 number.. 62 774 71 439 Beef cows ..................farms.. 165 156 number.. 2 273 1 914 Milk cows ..................farms.. 448 601 number.. 32 768 40 035 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 621 788 number.. 27 034 34 205 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 61 number.. 505 1 153 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 28 number.. 823 2 172 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 35 number.. 1 339 666 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 62 87 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 106 174 acres.. 8 377 11 549 bushels.. 752 791 1 214 791 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 349 440 acres.. 22 273 23 237 tons, green.. 291 424 325 177 Oats for grain................farms.. 131 205 acres.. 3 621 4 905 bushels.. 204 905 291 678 Irish potatoes................farms.. 3 3 acres.. 1 (D) cwt.. 55 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 761 923 acres.. 105 766 121 002 tons, dry.. 192 418 228 876 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 26 25 acres.. 258 186 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 13 acres.. 26 169 @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. .