1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SULLIVAN COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 306 373 Land in farms ..................acres.. 56 002 62 976 Average size of farm .......acres.. 183 169 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 457 702 285 552 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 103 1 940 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 044 31 801 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 140 171 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 101 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 272 326 acres.. 30 551 32 063 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 241 300 acres.. 20 209 21 787 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 12 acres.. 170 67 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 470 22 676 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 894 60 793 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 749 1 654 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 720 21 022 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 48 $100,000 or more .................... 63 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 414 19 716 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 446 52 858 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 306 373 $1,000.. 2 769 1 501 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 049 4 023 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 190 213 Other ............................... 116 160 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 136 190 200 days or more ................... 88 120 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 180 216 number.. 10 629 11 292 Beef cows ..................farms.. 71 90 number.. 728 819 Milk cows ..................farms.. 100 115 number.. 5 190 5 637 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 170 198 number.. 4 718 6 373 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 18 number.. 117 118 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 12 number.. 299 252 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 28 number.. 1 937 577 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 67 number.. (D) 562 390 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 13 number.. 771 438 1 134 004 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 28 acres.. 1 036 1 005 bushels.. 94 967 98 903 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 50 67 acres.. 2 273 2 369 tons, green.. 31 455 35 584 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Irish potatoes................farms.. 3 6 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 204 262 acres.. 17 693 19 145 tons, dry.. 32 499 39 686 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 17 26 acres.. (D) 174 Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 12 acres.. 76 69 @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. .