1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCHOHARIE COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 516 572 Land in farms ..................acres.. 117 799 131 800 Average size of farm .......acres.. 228 230 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 279 557 238 483 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 148 1 055 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 680 43 009 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 70 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 183 207 180 to 499 acres .................... 196 206 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 484 533 acres.. 74 732 85 797 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 452 494 acres.. 56 716 60 333 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 16 acres.. 658 691 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 691 31 165 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 541 54 484 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 779 4 104 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 912 27 060 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 154 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 86 $100,000 or more .................... 88 108 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 630 24 934 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 732 43 591 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 516 572 $1,000.. 4 916 7 561 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 527 13 219 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 320 341 Other ............................... 196 231 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 233 266 200 days or more ................... 133 158 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 323 383 number.. 23 165 26 440 Beef cows ..................farms.. 133 142 number.. 1 621 1 330 Milk cows ..................farms.. 185 240 number.. 10 881 13 474 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 309 371 number.. 8 691 12 881 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 44 number.. 283 990 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 33 number.. 318 2 740 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 32 number.. 1 983 676 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 44 56 number.. 6 717 3 238 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 167 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 56 88 acres.. 4 965 4 970 bushels.. 585 371 602 050 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 160 187 acres.. 7 903 8 034 tons, green.. 102 018 107 825 Oats for grain................farms.. 19 28 acres.. 381 628 bushels.. 18 293 30 160 Irish potatoes................farms.. 3 4 acres.. 42 (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 419 462 acres.. 44 879 47 707 tons, dry.. 86 385 97 382 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 19 17 acres.. 696 862 Land in orchards..............farms.. 15 15 acres.. 187 518 @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. .