1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 587 696 Land in farms ..................acres.. 35 353 41 799 Average size of farm .......acres.. 60 60 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 579 576 420 583 Average per acre .........dollars.. 10 260 7 008 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 298 69 790 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 239 264 10 to 49 acres ...................... 186 217 50 to 179 acres ..................... 114 155 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 550 643 acres.. 31 186 35 749 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 523 608 acres.. 24 276 28 872 Irrigated land .................farms.. 385 447 acres.. 15 282 18 640 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 133 762 115 150 Average per farm .........dollars.. 227 874 165 445 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 119 715 97 541 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 047 17 609 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 73 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 90 95 $100,000 or more .................... 191 209 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 102 983 85 014 Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 142 122 147 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 588 696 $1,000.. 29 868 30 552 Average per farm..........dollars.. 50 796 43 897 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 409 480 Other ............................... 178 216 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 195 254 200 days or more ................... 107 148 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 8 40 number.. 208 740 Beef cows ..................farms.. 3 19 number.. (D) 97 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 15 number.. (D) 330 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 6 25 number.. (D) 453 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 27 number.. 319 868 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 18 number.. 518 882 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 24 number.. 103 293 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 56 number.. 6 216 20 247 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 6 number.. 93 025 118 050 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 26 acres.. 1 237 1 145 bushels.. 157 311 113 775 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 10 11 acres.. 226 194 bushels.. 14 125 8 123 Irish potatoes................farms.. 79 110 acres.. 7 032 10 358 cwt.. 2 067 685 2 605 446 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 28 43 acres.. 698 809 tons, dry.. 1 524 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 172 219 acres.. 6 895 7 650 Land in orchards..............farms.. 73 78 acres.. 1 721 1 862 @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. .