1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WYOMING COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 736 812 Land in farms ..................acres.. 209 889 220 192 Average size of farm .......acres.. 285 271 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 290 594 200 860 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 008 751 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 472 64 238 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 98 95 50 to 179 acres ..................... 228 232 180 to 499 acres .................... 282 336 500 to 999 acres .................... 76 89 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 696 773 acres.. 150 557 153 586 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 659 749 acres.. 113 091 122 720 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 13 acres.. 752 668 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 105 028 83 842 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 701 103 254 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 323 11 941 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 93 705 71 901 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 140 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 89 119 $100,000 or more .................... 266 265 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 87 165 65 243 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 592 80 348 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 735 812 $1,000.. 17 745 18 484 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 142 22 764 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 518 578 Other ............................... 218 234 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 284 339 200 days or more ................... 182 226 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 515 635 number.. 69 779 64 917 Beef cows ..................farms.. 117 147 number.. 1 389 1 355 Milk cows ..................farms.. 350 432 number.. 37 792 34 918 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 500 617 number.. 31 991 32 061 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 62 number.. 2 531 2 046 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 48 number.. 6 156 3 925 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 27 number.. 2 440 1 287 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 50 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 375 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 136 320 acres.. 10 278 16 582 bushels.. 844 381 1 866 401 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 382 456 acres.. 33 233 27 867 tons, green.. 466 544 427 847 Oats for grain................farms.. 191 281 acres.. 4 776 7 556 bushels.. 321 004 469 155 Irish potatoes................farms.. 11 21 acres.. 2 811 4 335 cwt.. 742 080 1 190 355 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 576 691 acres.. 58 421 63 733 tons, dry.. 146 648 173 328 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 49 40 acres.. 3 928 2 491 Land in orchards..............farms.. 26 26 acres.. 276 284 @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. .