1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

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

                                                    1992            1987



Farms .........................number..              749             923
Land in farms ..................acres..          135 494         146 537
    Average size of farm .......acres..              181             159
Value of land and buildings@1:
    Average per farm .........dollars..          197 211         147 809
    Average per acre .........dollars..            1 217             970

Estimated market value of all
  machinery and equipment@1
    Average per farm .........dollars..           55 399          44 941
Farms by size:
  1 to 9 acres ........................               58              57
  10 to 49 acres ......................              215             297
  50 to 179 acres .....................              304             364
  180 to 499 acres ....................              112             142
  500 to 999 acres ....................               36              44
  1,000 acres or more .................               24              19

Total cropland .................farms..              719             901
                                acres..          117 050         124 686
  Harvested cropland ...........farms..              670             862
                                acres..           77 800          86 671
Irrigated land .................farms..               61              79
                                acres..              442             714

Market value of agricultural
  products sold................$1,000..           46 026          42 323
    Average per farm .........dollars..           61 449          45 854
  Crops, including nursery and
   greenhouse crops............$1,000..           29 157          26 297
  Livestock, poultry, and their
   products....................$1,000..           16 868          16 026
Farms by value of sales:
  Less than $2,500 ....................              218             256
  $2,500 to $4,999 ....................               95             128
  $5,000 to $9,999 ....................              101             138
  $10,000 to $24,999 ..................              103             149
  $25,000 to $49,999 ..................               65              57
  $50,000 to $99,999 ..................               70              75
  $100,000 or more ....................               97             120
Total farm production expenses.$1,000..           38 491          32 730
    Average per farm .........dollars..           51 459          35 461
Net cash return from agricultural
  sales for the farm unit.......farms..              748             923
                               $1,000..            6 885           7 434
    Average per farm..........dollars..            9 205           8 054

Operators by principal occupation:
  Farming .............................              391             434
  Other ...............................              358             489
Operators by days worked off farm:
  Any .................................              383             541
   200 days or more ...................              275             384

Livestock and poultry:
  Cattle and calves inventory...farms..              269             368
                               number..           16 298          19 423
    Beef cows ..................farms..              127             165
                               number..            1 291           1 940
    Milk cows ..................farms..               90             135
                               number..            6 073           7 602
  Cattle and calves sold .......farms..              243             333
                               number..            7 615           7 058


  Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms..               71             108
                               number..            4 342           6 099
  Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms..               69              99
                               number..            6 379           8 618
  Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms..               26              29
                               number..            1 118             948
  Chickens 3 months old or
    older inventory.............farms..               36              64
                               number..              (D)             (D)
  Broilers and other meat-type
    chickens sold...............farms..               15              15
                               number..            1 757             (D)
Selected crops harvested:
  Corn for grain or seed .......farms..              193             359
                                acres..           22 518          25 193
                              bushels..        1 749 900       2 844 631

  Corn for sil or green chop....farms..              101             139
                                acres..            4 942           4 584
                          tons, green..           65 930          68 888
  Oats for grain................farms..              103             213
                                acres..            2 891           5 666
                              bushels..          176 873         344 676

  Irish potatoes................farms..               23              24
                                acres..              188              53
                                  cwt..           26 271           9 891
  Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms..              368             492
                                acres..           23 809          31 617
                            tons, dry..           53 497          68 797
  Vegetables harvested..........farms..              151             184
                                acres..            3 887           3 733
  Land in orchards..............farms..              210             252
                                acres..            9 238          10 675


       @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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