1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STEUBEN COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 254 1 407 Land in farms ..................acres.. 363 293 388 822 Average size of farm .......acres.. 290 276 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 211 550 151 294 Average per acre .........dollars.. 721 560 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 274 48 626 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 112 126 50 to 179 acres ..................... 457 515 180 to 499 acres .................... 461 516 500 to 999 acres .................... 144 150 1,000 acres or more ................. 51 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 216 1 339 acres.. 224 721 230 308 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 172 1 282 acres.. 154 440 172 387 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 33 acres.. 3 028 1 395 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 296 73 603 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 627 52 312 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 654 19 273 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 61 642 54 331 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 308 372 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 173 190 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 152 158 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 150 160 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 135 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 137 190 $100,000 or more .................... 230 202 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 68 886 56 237 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 977 39 969 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 253 1 407 $1,000.. 14 960 16 568 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 940 11 776 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 739 815 Other ............................... 515 592 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 595 680 200 days or more ................... 382 455 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 837 956 number.. 57 633 57 683 Beef cows ..................farms.. 325 355 number.. 3 976 4 253 Milk cows ..................farms.. 449 528 number.. 24 723 26 414 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 789 906 number.. 24 541 25 644 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 86 122 number.. 5 048 3 124 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 62 88 number.. 11 585 4 232 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 55 71 number.. 1 946 3 233 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 82 147 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 3 number.. 8 441 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 230 403 acres.. 15 887 20 427 bushels.. 1 323 278 2 029 096 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 405 461 acres.. 19 549 19 765 tons, green.. 237 098 265 985 Oats for grain................farms.. 338 460 acres.. 12 638 17 047 bushels.. 825 781 1 036 808 Irish potatoes................farms.. 49 50 acres.. 5 686 5 654 cwt.. 1 436 377 1 490 372 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 022 1 123 acres.. 98 344 106 710 tons, dry.. 185 160 208 593 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 48 45 acres.. 2 502 1 789 Land in orchards..............farms.. 75 71 acres.. 2 457 2 305 @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. .