1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TOMPKINS COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 441 532 Land in farms ..................acres.. 91 822 110 609 Average size of farm .......acres.. 208 208 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 266 850 185 932 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 363 1 022 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 329 40 203 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 84 102 50 to 179 acres ..................... 161 187 180 to 499 acres .................... 116 159 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 412 496 acres.. 62 421 75 634 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 365 469 acres.. 47 146 53 473 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 29 acres.. 83 87 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 720 42 056 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 011 79 052 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 915 4 641 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 805 37 415 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 125 153 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 65 $100,000 or more .................... 86 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 659 27 246 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 889 51 119 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 442 533 $1,000.. 17 151 14 902 Average per farm..........dollars.. 38 803 27 958 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 230 284 Other ............................... 211 248 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 245 302 200 days or more ................... 157 206 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 238 298 number.. 20 230 21 143 Beef cows ..................farms.. 90 128 number.. 752 1 026 Milk cows ..................farms.. 114 151 number.. 8 641 9 698 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 221 288 number.. 10 763 10 946 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 34 number.. 840 930 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 25 number.. 1 346 1 475 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 45 number.. 2 107 1 997 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 52 number.. (D) 196 376 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 265 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 137 205 acres.. 12 252 12 938 bushels.. 1 054 247 1 401 671 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 118 167 acres.. 6 206 6 726 tons, green.. 87 947 103 171 Oats for grain................farms.. 88 126 acres.. 2 850 3 500 bushels.. 191 390 204 971 Irish potatoes................farms.. 7 4 acres.. 94 14 cwt.. 11 417 2 400 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 295 386 acres.. 22 779 28 014 tons, dry.. 55 874 62 243 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 27 29 acres.. 379 661 Land in orchards..............farms.. 18 14 acres.. 170 86 @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. .