1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CORTLAND COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 452 478 Land in farms ..................acres.. 120 838 138 620 Average size of farm .......acres.. 267 290 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 270 354 266 236 Average per acre .........dollars.. 977 999 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 918 66 935 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 161 139 180 to 499 acres .................... 157 171 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 426 447 acres.. 66 864 77 146 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 398 429 acres.. 52 736 56 729 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 16 acres.. 97 77 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 447 43 204 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 848 90 386 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 066 2 263 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 382 40 942 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 117 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 56 $100,000 or more .................... 118 146 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 617 35 583 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 235 74 441 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 245 313 Other ............................... 207 165 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 221 209 200 days or more ................... 154 141 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 289 355 number.. 29 115 35 839 Beef cows ..................farms.. 101 96 number.. 1 408 1 536 Milk cows ..................farms.. 178 235 number.. 14 701 18 196 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 274 344 number.. 11 328 14 085 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 40 number.. 572 2 330 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 27 number.. 1 104 3 784 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 22 number.. 3 558 3 147 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 32 number.. 4 812 6 392 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 64 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 75 74 acres.. 5 736 4 230 bushels.. 605 362 395 073 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 171 221 acres.. 10 943 13 948 tons, green.. 167 815 179 232 Oats for grain................farms.. 29 45 acres.. 687 1 099 bushels.. 44 163 57 422 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 7 cwt.. (D) 500 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 348 400 acres.. 37 163 40 484 tons, dry.. 74 267 87 944 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 21 24 acres.. 207 188 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 4 acres.. 9 5 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.