1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NIAGARA COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 749 923 Land in farms ..................acres.. 135 494 146 537 Average size of farm .......acres.. 181 159 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 197 211 147 809 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 217 970 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 399 44 941 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 215 297 50 to 179 acres ..................... 304 364 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 142 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 719 901 acres.. 117 050 124 686 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 670 862 acres.. 77 800 86 671 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 79 acres.. 442 714 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 026 42 323 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 449 45 854 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 157 26 297 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 868 16 026 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 218 256 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 128 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 101 138 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 103 149 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 75 $100,000 or more .................... 97 120 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 491 32 730 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 459 35 461 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 748 923 $1,000.. 6 885 7 434 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 205 8 054 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 391 434 Other ............................... 358 489 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 383 541 200 days or more ................... 275 384 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 269 368 number.. 16 298 19 423 Beef cows ..................farms.. 127 165 number.. 1 291 1 940 Milk cows ..................farms.. 90 135 number.. 6 073 7 602 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 243 333 number.. 7 615 7 058 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 71 108 number.. 4 342 6 099 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 69 99 number.. 6 379 8 618 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 29 number.. 1 118 948 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 64 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 15 number.. 1 757 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 193 359 acres.. 22 518 25 193 bushels.. 1 749 900 2 844 631 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 101 139 acres.. 4 942 4 584 tons, green.. 65 930 68 888 Oats for grain................farms.. 103 213 acres.. 2 891 5 666 bushels.. 176 873 344 676 Irish potatoes................farms.. 23 24 acres.. 188 53 cwt.. 26 271 9 891 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 368 492 acres.. 23 809 31 617 tons, dry.. 53 497 68 797 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 151 184 acres.. 3 887 3 733 Land in orchards..............farms.. 210 252 acres.. 9 238 10 675 @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. .