1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 32 306 37 743 Land in farms ..................acres.. 7 458 015 8 416 228 Average size of farm .......acres.. 231 223 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 282 546 218 934 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 237 993 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 738 49 087 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 129 2 517 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 201 6 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 11 147 12 991 180 to 499 acres .................... 10 305 12 244 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 713 3 112 1,000 acres or more ................. 811 765 Total cropland .................farms.. 30 651 35 680 acres.. 4 876 169 5 382 175 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 28 715 33 664 acres.. 3 534 898 3 899 819 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 020 1 992 acres.. 46 600 50 920 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 622 001 2 441 860 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 161 64 697 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 809 291 701 352 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 812 710 1 740 508 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 7 324 9 168 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 3 389 4 061 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 536 3 892 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 4 156 4 426 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 601 3 337 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 973 5 560 $100,000 or more .................... 7 327 7 299 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 142 169 1 897 458 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 294 50 277 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 32 313 37 740 $1,000.. 456 371 516 679 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 123 13 690 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 19 934 22 977 Other ............................... 12 372 14 766 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 14 472 17 596 200 days or more ................... 9 355 11 506 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 18 134 22 250 number.. 1 470 610 1 603 390 Beef cows ..................farms.. 5 880 6 798 number.. 72 971 71 627 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 696 13 840 number.. 721 286 814 461 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 17 167 21 153 number.. 639 193 754 488 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 094 2 644 number.. 90 282 99 560 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 498 1 957 number.. 168 196 172 072 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 705 1 943 number.. 76 682 76 447 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 088 3 236 number.. 4 538 622 5 455 879 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 142 206 number.. 1 042 100 1 713 646 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 724 9 301 acres.. 518 839 598 815 bushels.. 47 702 382 65 911 889 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 862 11 920 acres.. 544 045 525 458 tons, green.. 7 299 613 7 625 970 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 059 6 364 acres.. 109 686 162 733 bushels.. 6 889 878 9 562 189 Irish potatoes................farms.. 587 602 acres.. 28 861 35 682 cwt.. 7 023 100 9 004 962 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 22 376 26 877 acres.. 2 013 646 2 259 119 tons, dry.. 4 268 674 4 861 661 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 758 2 822 acres.. 139 841 150 054 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 938 3 290 acres.. 112 905 124 432 @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. .