1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 745 861 Land in farms ..................acres.. 205 954 240 936 Average size of farm .......acres.. 276 280 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 331 008 281 916 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 188 1 006 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 644 56 289 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 70 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 241 264 180 to 499 acres .................... 291 341 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 115 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 714 822 acres.. 128 752 147 338 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 673 775 acres.. 99 532 109 370 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 28 acres.. 742 316 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 81 263 73 267 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 078 85 095 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 843 4 664 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 68 420 68 602 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 121 186 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 95 143 $100,000 or more .................... 238 254 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 67 196 55 496 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 196 64 455 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 745 861 $1,000.. 12 801 15 962 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 182 18 539 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 513 587 Other ............................... 232 274 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 269 342 200 days or more ................... 167 216 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 522 644 number.. 53 613 58 295 Beef cows ..................farms.. 144 171 number.. 1 532 1 798 Milk cows ..................farms.. 341 451 number.. 28 003 31 605 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 495 623 number.. 21 487 27 317 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 53 number.. 260 602 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 27 number.. 757 948 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 52 number.. 2 101 1 272 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 58 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 128 186 acres.. 12 416 12 670 bushels.. 1 284 011 1 380 143 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 343 441 acres.. 27 206 26 519 tons, green.. 413 989 378 595 Oats for grain................farms.. 24 50 acres.. 453 767 bushels.. 22 103 43 609 Irish potatoes................farms.. 15 9 acres.. 231 152 cwt.. 69 670 29 600 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 607 719 acres.. 62 969 73 510 tons, dry.. 136 006 153 180 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 42 27 acres.. 925 564 Land in orchards..............farms.. 25 25 acres.. 426 481 @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. .