1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 367 1 602 Land in farms ..................acres.. 396 721 456 497 Average size of farm .......acres.. 290 285 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 269 135 128 Average per acre .........dollars.. 600 478 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 590 39 222 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 75 50 to 179 acres ..................... 409 491 180 to 499 acres .................... 640 773 500 to 999 acres .................... 154 187 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 312 1 555 acres.. 225 149 243 286 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 249 1 493 acres.. 164 320 173 800 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 24 acres.. 110 256 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 94 173 81 045 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 890 50 590 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 147 4 197 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 89 026 76 847 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 259 325 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 136 182 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 150 143 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 164 158 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 134 194 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 223 356 $100,000 or more .................... 301 244 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 74 829 60 825 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 700 37 992 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 368 1 601 $1,000.. 19 676 18 243 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 383 11 395 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 905 1 060 Other ............................... 462 542 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 543 646 200 days or more ................... 346 418 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 054 1 238 number.. 81 978 87 370 Beef cows ..................farms.. 272 254 number.. 3 218 2 273 Milk cows ..................farms.. 720 902 number.. 41 899 45 876 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 019 1 213 number.. 33 571 39 512 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 139 134 number.. 1 653 2 333 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 70 81 number.. 2 518 5 455 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 80 83 number.. 2 180 1 781 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 105 146 number.. 3 002 11 195 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 6 number.. 670 178 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 106 152 acres.. 5 664 5 810 bushels.. 574 577 656 028 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 516 651 acres.. 30 317 28 232 tons, green.. 423 363 406 882 Oats for grain................farms.. 86 132 acres.. 1 533 1 856 bushels.. 98 180 101 683 Irish potatoes................farms.. 16 9 acres.. 21 21 cwt.. 1 675 2 057 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 192 1 437 acres.. 132 472 142 220 tons, dry.. 270 314 279 165 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 47 40 acres.. 251 170 Land in orchards..............farms.. 29 24 acres.. 140 83 @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. .