1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 433 539 Land in farms ..................acres.. 69 643 78 437 Average size of farm .......acres.. 161 146 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 482 603 453 044 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 207 3 149 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 891 50 059 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 84 10 to 49 acres ...................... 122 139 50 to 179 acres ..................... 155 202 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 399 476 acres.. 39 409 43 985 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 360 439 acres.. 31 355 34 981 Irrigated land .................farms.. 65 70 acres.. 2 428 2 600 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 905 49 518 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 564 91 871 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 167 26 507 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 738 23 011 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 171 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 29 $100,000 or more .................... 77 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 417 40 614 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 502 75 211 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 432 540 $1,000.. 6 630 9 324 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 347 17 268 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 248 277 Other ............................... 185 262 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 207 285 200 days or more ................... 133 192 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 125 178 number.. 5 991 8 157 Beef cows ..................farms.. 68 99 number.. 1 325 1 642 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 69 number.. 1 377 2 360 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 109 148 number.. 2 553 3 537 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 48 number.. 2 577 2 721 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 32 number.. 5 255 4 963 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 55 number.. 965 1 254 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 49 84 number.. 13 589 109 605 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 6 number.. 65 968 63 326 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 43 acres.. 2 381 2 982 bushels.. 276 343 335 300 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 38 47 acres.. 2 084 2 162 tons, green.. 31 902 32 665 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 13 acres.. 124 92 bushels.. 6 680 2 642 Irish potatoes................farms.. 10 6 acres.. 54 (D) cwt.. 19 760 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 187 251 acres.. 12 076 14 830 tons, dry.. 20 059 28 063 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 57 51 acres.. 3 162 2 462 Land in orchards..............farms.. 123 140 acres.. 11 540 12 549 @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. .