1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SENECA COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 386 432 Land in farms ..................acres.. 115 071 126 320 Average size of farm .......acres.. 298 292 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 320 859 235 025 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 072 836 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 309 60 998 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 145 162 180 to 499 acres .................... 110 115 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 375 420 acres.. 97 888 104 178 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 357 406 acres.. 77 405 75 824 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 8 acres.. 77 21 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 710 25 175 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 151 58 275 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 377 12 465 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 333 12 710 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 66 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 59 $100,000 or more .................... 93 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 138 20 285 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 539 46 957 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 387 432 $1,000.. 5 927 4 475 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 316 10 358 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 261 269 Other ............................... 125 163 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 172 214 200 days or more ................... 99 138 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 180 206 number.. 14 245 12 701 Beef cows ..................farms.. 73 82 number.. 1 008 1 117 Milk cows ..................farms.. 88 105 number.. 5 922 5 170 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 177 185 number.. 7 150 4 938 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 36 number.. 5 786 7 367 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 29 number.. 14 185 11 067 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 19 number.. 491 1 186 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 33 number.. 130 458 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 173 252 acres.. 25 350 26 432 bushels.. 2 285 886 2 814 877 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 95 93 acres.. 5 173 4 040 tons, green.. 61 918 58 793 Oats for grain................farms.. 96 165 acres.. 4 714 6 942 bushels.. 345 451 367 381 Irish potatoes................farms.. 4 7 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 265 289 acres.. 19 311 20 028 tons, dry.. 43 176 47 785 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 27 24 acres.. 827 208 Land in orchards..............farms.. 38 37 acres.. 1 089 1 215 @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. .