1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ONEIDA COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 928 1 051 Land in farms ..................acres.. 216 094 242 637 Average size of farm .......acres.. 233 231 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 239 415 217 915 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 032 973 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 143 59 626 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 132 155 50 to 179 acres ..................... 325 344 180 to 499 acres .................... 325 395 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 90 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 881 1 003 acres.. 138 645 153 620 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 828 951 acres.. 109 521 109 725 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 38 acres.. 443 918 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 74 056 75 082 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 802 71 439 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 932 14 945 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 58 124 60 138 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 180 209 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 122 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 119 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 112 141 $100,000 or more .................... 253 273 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 965 57 946 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 951 55 187 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 592 694 Other ............................... 336 357 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 398 422 200 days or more ................... 242 285 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 584 699 number.. 51 798 52 585 Beef cows ..................farms.. 138 148 number.. 1 632 1 619 Milk cows ..................farms.. 397 481 number.. 27 387 27 885 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 572 680 number.. 20 821 22 924 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 60 number.. 180 659 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 42 number.. 131 917 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 56 number.. 900 1 448 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 64 number.. 1 809 1 844 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 205 210 acres.. 20 068 17 469 bushels.. 2 235 680 1 621 965 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 343 434 acres.. 18 256 19 309 tons, green.. 267 056 222 785 Oats for grain................farms.. 116 176 acres.. 3 154 4 630 bushels.. 204 042 298 632 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 14 16 acres.. 285 547 cwt.. 75 870 168 837 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 719 847 acres.. 70 148 69 520 tons, dry.. 146 350 158 657 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 46 55 acres.. 3 712 2 528 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 29 acres.. 397 421 @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.