1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ORANGE COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 641 789 Land in farms ..................acres.. 102 733 114 928 Average size of farm .......acres.. 160 146 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 623 458 428 773 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 959 2 805 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 301 65 858 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 77 94 10 to 49 acres ...................... 143 221 50 to 179 acres ..................... 241 255 180 to 499 acres .................... 146 182 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 604 724 acres.. 69 603 79 084 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 556 660 acres.. 51 383 56 706 Irrigated land .................farms.. 74 67 acres.. 1 937 3 427 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 74 644 73 722 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 450 93 438 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 424 43 649 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 220 30 074 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 97 150 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 110 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 113 $100,000 or more .................... 185 203 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 640 56 134 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 362 71 146 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 641 789 $1,000.. 17 049 15 451 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 598 19 583 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 466 531 Other ............................... 175 258 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 209 315 200 days or more ................... 121 188 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 237 300 number.. 18 969 21 876 Beef cows ..................farms.. 54 78 number.. 1 048 914 Milk cows ..................farms.. 145 187 number.. 10 328 12 145 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 231 281 number.. 9 802 12 647 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 23 number.. 932 532 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 21 number.. 1 578 1 293 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 37 number.. 2 086 1 196 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 53 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 55 73 acres.. 4 735 5 367 bushels.. 449 063 553 870 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 162 194 acres.. 9 591 9 620 tons, green.. 136 188 130 538 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 6 acres.. 115 140 bushels.. 6 520 7 686 Irish potatoes................farms.. 15 14 acres.. 159 168 cwt.. 46 105 32 188 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 307 370 acres.. 27 080 29 170 tons, dry.. 58 340 60 531 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 186 232 acres.. 8 984 10 330 Land in orchards..............farms.. 37 47 acres.. 2 159 2 880 @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. .