1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 YATES COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 602 619 Land in farms ..................acres.. 102 024 113 922 Average size of farm .......acres.. 169 184 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 179 396 184 653 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 108 1 037 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 986 46 922 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 303 304 180 to 499 acres .................... 130 125 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 594 607 acres.. 74 491 84 727 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 571 584 acres.. 53 202 58 469 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 12 acres.. 74 74 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 588 29 330 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 133 47 383 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 727 15 136 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 861 14 194 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 103 115 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 103 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 127 103 $100,000 or more .................... 100 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 365 25 076 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 065 40 445 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 603 620 $1,000.. 6 622 4 795 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 982 7 733 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 394 374 Other ............................... 208 245 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 266 336 200 days or more ................... 153 197 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 272 261 number.. 15 946 14 576 Beef cows ..................farms.. 70 82 number.. 945 827 Milk cows ..................farms.. 167 148 number.. 7 147 5 953 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 261 252 number.. 7 510 6 951 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 47 number.. 4 399 3 662 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 43 number.. 8 802 6 084 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 42 number.. 3 194 3 515 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 54 61 number.. 1 943 3 193 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. 88 45 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 216 252 acres.. 12 043 13 212 bushels.. 1 079 325 1 585 496 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 178 136 acres.. 5 643 3 780 tons, green.. 74 118 62 449 Oats for grain................farms.. 100 158 acres.. 1 838 3 686 bushels.. 128 966 184 727 Irish potatoes................farms.. 6 4 acres.. 275 (D) cwt.. 63 786 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 376 363 acres.. 20 984 19 876 tons, dry.. 44 357 44 475 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 37 44 acres.. 2 273 6 050 Land in orchards..............farms.. 204 239 acres.. 5 916 6 553 @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. .