1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEWIS COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 617 707 Land in farms ..................acres.. 169 313 193 083 Average size of farm .......acres.. 274 273 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 214 286 190 791 Average per acre .........dollars.. 741 673 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 269 58 572 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 138 158 180 to 499 acres .................... 366 394 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 592 678 acres.. 104 259 113 445 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 576 652 acres.. 80 635 88 903 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 10 acres.. 66 172 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 437 58 664 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 194 82 977 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 598 1 896 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 60 839 56 768 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 103 192 $100,000 or more .................... 280 247 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 996 42 317 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 790 59 854 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 617 707 $1,000.. 15 819 16 841 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 638 23 820 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 468 564 Other ............................... 149 143 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 198 212 200 days or more ................... 119 116 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 516 587 number.. 48 448 52 666 Beef cows ..................farms.. 51 55 number.. 435 448 Milk cows ..................farms.. 422 499 number.. 27 851 31 402 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 499 590 number.. 20 751 25 122 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 40 number.. 277 513 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 27 number.. 330 325 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 19 number.. 423 346 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 31 number.. 538 1 469 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 266 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 39 71 acres.. 1 948 3 262 bushels.. 170 028 371 249 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 328 362 acres.. 15 307 13 257 tons, green.. 208 059 205 929 Oats for grain................farms.. 84 121 acres.. 2 123 2 362 bushels.. 114 841 108 042 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 547 631 acres.. 65 192 74 067 tons, dry.. 150 348 167 695 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 13 acres.. 112 82 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 @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. .