1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PUTNAM COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 42 51 Land in farms ..................acres.. 3 803 6 059 Average size of farm .......acres.. 91 119 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 586 257 338 392 Average per acre .........dollars.. 6 475 2 848 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 361 18 790 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 14 19 180 to 499 acres .................... 5 6 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 0 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 36 44 acres.. 1 807 1 710 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 27 33 acres.. 1 276 1 049 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 4 acres.. 6 17 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 926 796 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 859 15 609 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 253 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 18 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 4 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 1 7 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 6 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 1 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 2 $100,000 or more .................... 5 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 409 958 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 544 18 793 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 42 51 $1,000.. (D) - 162 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 3 184 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 21 17 Other ............................... 21 34 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 20 37 200 days or more ................... 11 30 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 8 11 number.. 171 159 Beef cows ..................farms.. 8 10 number.. 89 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 10 10 number.. 71 57 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 2 number.. 11 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 7 number.. 137 98 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 6 number.. 270 127 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, green.. (D) 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 16 21 acres.. 1 055 1 237 tons, dry.. 1 347 2 574 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 6 acres.. (D) 62 @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. .