1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 537 616 Land in farms ..................acres.. 138 822 156 368 Average size of farm .......acres.. 259 254 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 244 079 206 555 Average per acre .........dollars.. 919 779 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 058 59 264 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 159 184 180 to 499 acres .................... 242 292 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 516 596 acres.. 107 059 120 306 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 483 570 acres.. 80 798 89 780 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 6 acres.. 603 17 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 509 41 598 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 196 67 529 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 040 4 022 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 469 37 576 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 63 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 94 136 $100,000 or more .................... 165 151 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 057 30 084 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 596 48 838 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 538 616 $1,000.. 10 523 11 976 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 560 19 442 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 385 458 Other ............................... 152 158 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 185 209 200 days or more ................... 112 129 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 396 468 number.. 37 774 37 025 Beef cows ..................farms.. 84 94 number.. 1 521 723 Milk cows ..................farms.. 289 364 number.. 19 519 20 952 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 382 456 number.. 14 843 15 194 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 23 number.. 661 598 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 17 number.. 1 092 726 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 25 number.. 1 835 3 301 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 36 number.. (D) 1 077 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 118 182 acres.. 9 320 12 086 bushels.. 902 298 1 258 290 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 260 309 acres.. 16 004 13 621 tons, green.. 198 344 185 894 Oats for grain................farms.. 69 123 acres.. 1 639 2 715 bushels.. 75 730 145 562 Irish potatoes................farms.. 5 3 acres.. 35 29 cwt.. 6 906 6 425 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 442 543 acres.. 57 418 64 084 tons, dry.. 115 085 128 962 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 19 10 acres.. 388 719 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 9 acres.. 67 24 @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. .