1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ORLEANS COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 469 581 Land in farms ..................acres.. 133 854 152 354 Average size of farm .......acres.. 285 262 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 251 967 220 722 Average per acre .........dollars.. 871 823 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 060 82 793 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 97 135 50 to 179 acres ..................... 166 205 180 to 499 acres .................... 107 135 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 452 554 acres.. 111 294 125 652 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 417 530 acres.. 79 250 86 726 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 32 acres.. 749 1 121 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 584 50 853 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 987 87 527 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 757 36 724 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 827 14 129 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 127 157 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 61 $100,000 or more .................... 120 126 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 483 42 169 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 111 72 706 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 469 580 $1,000.. 4 462 8 359 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 514 14 412 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 293 339 Other ............................... 176 242 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 227 308 200 days or more ................... 147 224 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 171 243 number.. 11 370 14 583 Beef cows ..................farms.. 63 84 number.. 793 1 056 Milk cows ..................farms.. 58 81 number.. 3 841 4 805 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 152 216 number.. 4 937 6 481 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 60 number.. 3 109 5 517 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 55 number.. 7 052 9 246 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 17 number.. 1 127 543 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 58 number.. 1 012 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 151 260 acres.. 23 075 26 537 bushels.. 2 113 055 3 180 667 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 71 98 acres.. 3 409 3 868 tons, green.. 49 581 64 236 Oats for grain................farms.. 58 147 acres.. 2 667 3 789 bushels.. 178 151 288 150 Irish potatoes................farms.. 22 22 acres.. 748 1 255 cwt.. 114 337 245 796 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 244 309 acres.. 11 805 16 001 tons, dry.. 29 044 41 552 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 101 130 acres.. 15 332 14 891 Land in orchards..............farms.. 104 136 acres.. 7 521 8 927 @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. .