1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ONTARIO COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 725 837 Land in farms ..................acres.. 181 624 202 049 Average size of farm .......acres.. 251 241 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 348 533 264 134 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 401 1 147 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 874 57 748 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 169 197 50 to 179 acres ..................... 231 251 180 to 499 acres .................... 161 198 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 696 782 acres.. 149 069 163 490 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 639 719 acres.. 112 832 117 473 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 31 acres.. 398 354 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 410 51 646 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 808 61 704 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 623 22 568 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 787 29 078 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 175 216 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 91 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 110 140 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 81 71 $100,000 or more .................... 140 154 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 063 43 856 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 580 52 396 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 726 837 $1,000.. 6 870 7 087 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 463 8 468 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 410 486 Other ............................... 315 351 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 371 460 200 days or more ................... 233 294 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 308 378 number.. 26 565 27 583 Beef cows ..................farms.. 130 157 number.. 1 826 2 301 Milk cows ..................farms.. 129 153 number.. 11 326 10 937 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 291 348 number.. 12 147 13 211 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 61 number.. 6 089 5 669 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 56 number.. 11 538 9 089 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 44 number.. 2 841 4 160 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 56 number.. (D) 101 595 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 288 413 acres.. 34 860 40 891 bushels.. 3 294 871 4 581 638 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 153 148 acres.. 9 558 6 898 tons, green.. 133 776 105 897 Oats for grain................farms.. 144 255 acres.. 4 808 8 665 bushels.. 332 623 494 010 Irish potatoes................farms.. 4 11 acres.. 749 613 cwt.. 141 578 123 372 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 427 515 acres.. 31 479 33 791 tons, dry.. 76 228 80 837 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 70 70 acres.. 9 346 10 050 Land in orchards..............farms.. 82 71 acres.. 1 700 1 719 @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. .