1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MADISON COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 699 785 Land in farms ..................acres.. 195 626 212 804 Average size of farm .......acres.. 280 271 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 259 738 196 255 Average per acre .........dollars.. 911 746 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 248 56 820 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 192 212 180 to 499 acres .................... 289 334 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 104 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 663 749 acres.. 126 785 140 023 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 631 727 acres.. 96 511 109 116 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 8 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 67 932 65 770 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 184 83 784 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 788 5 990 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 62 144 59 780 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 129 133 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 93 159 $100,000 or more .................... 256 250 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 098 49 798 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 963 63 437 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 699 785 $1,000.. 14 730 16 270 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 074 20 726 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 495 542 Other ............................... 204 243 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 240 274 200 days or more ................... 164 178 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 476 559 number.. 51 676 59 074 Beef cows ..................farms.. 98 104 number.. 957 1 336 Milk cows ..................farms.. 367 431 number.. 28 542 32 878 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 457 551 number.. 20 683 24 118 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 25 number.. 339 400 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 16 number.. 526 783 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 35 number.. 1 187 1 885 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 55 number.. 1 227 1 541 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 955 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 186 264 acres.. 14 348 17 285 bushels.. 1 182 128 1 751 018 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 362 421 acres.. 24 391 24 230 tons, green.. 292 764 325 748 Oats for grain................farms.. 166 217 acres.. 4 866 6 242 bushels.. 290 252 413 003 Irish potatoes................farms.. 7 9 acres.. (D) 492 cwt.. (D) 88 940 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 543 646 acres.. 56 898 64 322 tons, dry.. 140 286 150 794 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 43 44 acres.. 1 099 1 021 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 15 acres.. 135 142 @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. .