1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ONONDAGA COUNTY, NEW YORK Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 602 636 Land in farms ..................acres.. 147 109 145 329 Average size of farm .......acres.. 244 229 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 297 385 313 797 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 243 1 397 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 790 66 833 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 142 141 50 to 179 acres ..................... 198 196 180 to 499 acres .................... 129 158 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 552 597 acres.. 111 557 114 647 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 508 551 acres.. 93 336 87 889 Irrigated land .................farms.. 55 35 acres.. 1 445 1 117 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 70 951 62 072 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 859 97 597 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 865 14 660 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 086 47 412 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 160 167 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 63 $100,000 or more .................... 137 155 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 150 50 899 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 775 80 030 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 353 394 Other ............................... 249 242 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 312 287 200 days or more ................... 177 191 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 254 306 number.. 32 892 34 062 Beef cows ..................farms.. 87 94 number.. 1 319 1 128 Milk cows ..................farms.. 141 190 number.. 17 162 17 554 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 242 286 number.. 11 598 13 188 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 30 number.. 60 305 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 16 number.. 73 215 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 29 number.. 960 1 486 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 30 number.. (D) 182 213 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 200 234 acres.. 28 930 23 309 bushels.. 2 969 209 2 029 807 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 159 209 acres.. 12 306 13 958 tons, green.. 192 833 192 847 Oats for grain................farms.. 112 176 acres.. 4 477 6 192 bushels.. 298 881 384 458 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 13 10 acres.. 37 35 cwt.. 8 584 8 982 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 366 410 acres.. 36 958 39 873 tons, dry.. 88 215 103 229 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 75 61 acres.. 2 436 1 777 Land in orchards..............farms.. 24 32 acres.. 948 1 295 @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.