1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WAYNE COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 919 1 064 Land in farms ..................acres.. 174 627 191 309 Average size of farm .......acres.. 190 180 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 243 457 186 653 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 371 1 063 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 467 46 730 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 61 10 to 49 acres ...................... 238 263 50 to 179 acres ..................... 348 440 180 to 499 acres .................... 207 212 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 879 1 034 acres.. 133 560 141 921 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 825 967 acres.. 97 199 102 371 Irrigated land .................farms.. 48 63 acres.. 635 777 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 90 096 75 642 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 037 71 092 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 58 304 46 582 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 791 29 061 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 215 289 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 89 109 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 134 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 113 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 101 119 $100,000 or more .................... 210 197 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 011 60 183 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 534 56 616 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 920 1 063 $1,000.. 15 481 13 254 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 827 12 468 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 558 619 Other ............................... 361 445 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 449 549 200 days or more ................... 303 359 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 299 393 number.. 19 538 20 084 Beef cows ..................farms.. 125 149 number.. 1 459 1 338 Milk cows ..................farms.. 124 161 number.. 7 747 8 411 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 271 347 number.. 8 619 9 105 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 74 number.. 7 309 5 739 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 69 number.. 11 383 11 317 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 41 number.. 588 1 130 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 74 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 241 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 256 377 acres.. 28 490 28 546 bushels.. 2 394 739 3 151 926 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 136 167 acres.. 6 773 5 362 tons, green.. 80 959 83 848 Oats for grain................farms.. 127 208 acres.. 2 955 5 077 bushels.. 163 673 323 187 Irish potatoes................farms.. 39 46 acres.. 3 295 2 978 cwt.. 577 305 733 498 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 391 499 acres.. 17 059 20 843 tons, dry.. 38 983 51 984 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 115 125 acres.. 4 648 5 449 Land in orchards..............farms.. 308 377 acres.. 25 906 28 628 @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. .