1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONROE COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 511 682 Land in farms ..................acres.. 110 150 134 670 Average size of farm .......acres.. 216 197 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 463 664 319 006 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 175 1 529 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 846 59 746 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 90 10 to 49 acres ...................... 137 198 50 to 179 acres ..................... 163 208 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 490 633 acres.. 95 781 114 431 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 448 581 acres.. 68 878 78 546 Irrigated land .................farms.. 75 81 acres.. 1 379 1 785 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 485 43 530 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 183 63 826 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 507 30 982 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 977 12 548 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 197 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 56 $100,000 or more .................... 105 110 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 180 37 650 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 711 55 206 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 512 682 $1,000.. 4 824 5 400 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 421 7 918 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 273 350 Other ............................... 238 332 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 256 372 200 days or more ................... 180 268 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 147 201 number.. 11 057 12 019 Beef cows ..................farms.. 60 84 number.. 668 748 Milk cows ..................farms.. 57 67 number.. 4 648 5 106 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 130 178 number.. 4 524 5 495 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 37 number.. 634 1 715 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 39 number.. 1 440 2 114 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 45 number.. 767 1 397 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 51 number.. (D) 19 190 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 225 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 143 240 acres.. 18 782 20 282 bushels.. 1 702 635 2 199 966 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 60 83 acres.. 3 884 4 021 tons, green.. 62 911 56 128 Oats for grain................farms.. 68 177 acres.. 2 393 5 339 bushels.. 157 862 354 910 Irish potatoes................farms.. 13 17 acres.. 589 627 cwt.. 116 129 155 885 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 235 315 acres.. 13 783 19 230 tons, dry.. 32 090 49 228 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 114 133 acres.. 8 466 11 052 Land in orchards..............farms.. 67 88 acres.. 2 627 3 780 @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. .