1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TIOGA COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 507 579 Land in farms ..................acres.. 114 859 125 838 Average size of farm .......acres.. 227 217 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 205 160 140 775 Average per acre .........dollars.. 942 652 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 892 43 618 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 195 235 180 to 499 acres .................... 171 191 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 478 553 acres.. 67 175 71 332 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 448 528 acres.. 47 678 51 786 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 17 acres.. 382 147 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 897 29 615 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 940 51 149 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 181 2 293 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 716 27 323 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 171 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 84 $100,000 or more .................... 113 113 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 657 24 043 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 606 41 597 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 507 578 $1,000.. 4 776 7 159 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 420 12 385 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 308 326 Other ............................... 199 253 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 240 270 200 days or more ................... 147 185 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 330 383 number.. 23 053 26 019 Beef cows ..................farms.. 120 124 number.. 1 544 1 302 Milk cows ..................farms.. 188 240 number.. 11 433 13 027 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 316 376 number.. 10 190 12 959 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 40 number.. 397 1 141 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 32 number.. 1 061 1 441 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 34 number.. 802 1 565 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 51 number.. (D) 115 727 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 6 number.. 95 291 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 77 147 acres.. 4 362 5 577 bushels.. 467 124 564 410 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 187 218 acres.. 8 171 7 968 tons, green.. 110 250 110 536 Oats for grain................farms.. 56 105 acres.. 1 135 2 078 bushels.. 70 829 122 371 Irish potatoes................farms.. 9 4 acres.. 11 4 cwt.. 2 339 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 401 487 acres.. 35 772 37 931 tons, dry.. 65 014 71 481 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 27 24 acres.. 515 351 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 5 acres.. 29 16 @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. .