1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LIVINGSTON COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 636 737 Land in farms ..................acres.. 205 105 234 071 Average size of farm .......acres.. 322 318 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 319 240 261 232 Average per acre .........dollars.. 993 867 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 858 62 258 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 119 50 to 179 acres ..................... 218 250 180 to 499 acres .................... 162 191 500 to 999 acres .................... 64 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 58 Total cropland .................farms.. 593 705 acres.. 161 254 182 648 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 542 647 acres.. 119 405 124 930 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 16 acres.. 130 429 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 395 55 411 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 533 75 184 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 587 18 891 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 808 36 520 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 175 175 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 98 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 71 $100,000 or more .................... 141 160 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 096 45 313 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 056 61 483 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 636 737 $1,000.. 5 944 9 841 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 345 13 353 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 371 442 Other ............................... 265 295 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 311 361 200 days or more ................... 218 237 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 337 414 number.. 36 275 36 123 Beef cows ..................farms.. 133 157 number.. 1 741 1 785 Milk cows ..................farms.. 135 193 number.. 16 457 16 337 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 319 404 number.. 16 314 16 015 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 66 number.. 711 4 393 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 57 number.. 967 6 223 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 69 number.. 3 089 5 662 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 70 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 313 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 243 377 acres.. 31 207 35 778 bushels.. 2 751 669 4 219 733 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 158 198 acres.. 14 414 10 681 tons, green.. 200 022 166 813 Oats for grain................farms.. 142 237 acres.. 4 700 7 909 bushels.. 337 902 484 536 Irish potatoes................farms.. 14 12 acres.. 1 475 1 615 cwt.. 290 932 410 274 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 442 538 acres.. 40 161 43 412 tons, dry.. 104 592 112 558 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 66 61 acres.. 6 970 8 532 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 16 acres.. 53 60 @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. .