1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCHUYLER COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 312 371 Land in farms ..................acres.. 65 323 75 871 Average size of farm .......acres.. 209 205 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 559 142 065 Average per acre .........dollars.. 824 697 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 567 42 195 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 158 177 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 306 354 acres.. 39 908 44 204 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 292 337 acres.. 26 212 29 496 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 2 acres.. 29 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 920 13 344 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 411 35 968 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 015 3 664 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 905 9 680 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 125 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 39 $100,000 or more .................... 45 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 607 11 275 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 996 30 390 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 312 371 $1,000.. 1 707 2 782 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 470 7 498 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 174 187 Other ............................... 138 184 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 165 212 200 days or more ................... 102 143 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 156 213 number.. 8 529 9 685 Beef cows ..................farms.. 72 103 number.. 892 957 Milk cows ..................farms.. 63 93 number.. 3 568 4 078 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 149 193 number.. 3 802 4 588 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 34 number.. (D) 1 967 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 25 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 19 number.. 2 802 778 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 38 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 53 116 acres.. 2 712 4 069 bushels.. 226 761 403 343 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 78 83 acres.. 3 233 2 883 tons, green.. 42 041 40 954 Oats for grain................farms.. 54 87 acres.. 1 164 2 060 bushels.. 64 135 97 161 Irish potatoes................farms.. 3 0 acres.. 7 0 cwt.. 2 100 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 223 270 acres.. 16 052 16 944 tons, dry.. 30 773 31 916 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 9 acres.. 142 80 Land in orchards..............farms.. 57 64 acres.. 1 681 2 004 @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. .