1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE:  1992 AND 1987
SCHOHARIE COUNTY,               NEW YORK
                     Item                      ALL FARMS

                                                    1992            1987

Farms .........................number..              516             572
Land in farms ..................acres..          117 799         131 800
    Average size of farm .......acres..              228             230
Value of land and buildings@1:
    Average per farm .........dollars..          279 557         238 483
    Average per acre .........dollars..            1 148           1 055

Estimated market value of all
  machinery and equipment@1
    Average per farm .........dollars..           49 680          43 009
Farms by size:
  1 to 9 acres ........................               19              32
  10 to 49 acres ......................               70              73
  50 to 179 acres .....................              183             207
  180 to 499 acres ....................              196             206
  500 to 999 acres ....................               38              45
  1,000 acres or more .................               10               9

Total cropland .................farms..              484             533
                                acres..           74 732          85 797
  Harvested cropland ...........farms..              452             494
                                acres..           56 716          60 333
Irrigated land .................farms..               30              16
                                acres..              658             691

Market value of agricultural
  products sold................$1,000..           29 691          31 165
    Average per farm .........dollars..           57 541          54 484
  Crops, including nursery and
   greenhouse crops............$1,000..            4 779           4 104
  Livestock, poultry, and their
   products....................$1,000..           24 912          27 060
Farms by value of sales:
  Less than $2,500 ....................              120             154
  $2,500 to $4,999 ....................               79              77
  $5,000 to $9,999 ....................               75              50
  $10,000 to $24,999 ..................               49              55
  $25,000 to $49,999 ..................               29              42
  $50,000 to $99,999 ..................               76              86
  $100,000 or more ....................               88             108
Total farm production expenses.$1,000..           24 630          24 934
    Average per farm .........dollars..           47 732          43 591
Net cash return from agricultural
  sales for the farm unit.......farms..              516             572
                               $1,000..            4 916           7 561
    Average per farm..........dollars..            9 527          13 219

Operators by principal occupation:
  Farming .............................              320             341
  Other ...............................              196             231
Operators by days worked off farm:
  Any .................................              233             266
   200 days or more ...................              133             158

Livestock and poultry:
  Cattle and calves inventory...farms..              323             383
                               number..           23 165          26 440
    Beef cows ..................farms..              133             142
                               number..            1 621           1 330
    Milk cows ..................farms..              185             240
                               number..           10 881          13 474
  Cattle and calves sold .......farms..              309             371
                               number..            8 691          12 881

  Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms..               35              44
                               number..              283             990
  Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms..               20              33
                               number..              318           2 740
  Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms..               35              32
                               number..            1 983             676
  Chickens 3 months old or
    older inventory.............farms..               44              56
                               number..            6 717           3 238
  Broilers and other meat-type
    chickens sold...............farms..                1               5
                               number..              (D)             167
Selected crops harvested:
  Corn for grain or seed .......farms..               56              88
                                acres..            4 965           4 970
                              bushels..          585 371         602 050

  Corn for sil or green chop....farms..              160             187
                                acres..            7 903           8 034
                          tons, green..          102 018         107 825
  Oats for grain................farms..               19              28
                                acres..              381             628
                              bushels..           18 293          30 160

  Irish potatoes................farms..                3               4
                                acres..               42             (D)
                                  cwt..              (D)             (D)
  Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms..              419             462
                                acres..           44 879          47 707
                            tons, dry..           86 385          97 382
  Vegetables harvested..........farms..               19              17
                                acres..              696             862
  Land in orchards..............farms..               15              15
                                acres..              187             518

       @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.
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